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Joyless Street (1925)

Open any door in Melchior Alley, and you'll come face to face with naked misery.

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 30M

Director : G.W. Pabst
Writer : Willy Haas

Synopsis

In 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as they try to better the lives of themselves and their families during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation.

Actors

Werner Krauß
Werner Krauß
Josef Geiringer
Jaro Fürth
Jaro Fürth
Hofrat Rumfort
Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo
Greta Rumfort
Asta Nielsen
Asta Nielsen
Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
Agnes Esterhazy
Agnes Esterhazy
Regine
Karl Etlinger
Karl Etlinger
Generaldirektor Rosenow
Henry Stuart
Henry Stuart
Einar Hanson
Einar Hanson
Ilka Grüning
Ilka Grüning
Gregori Chmara
Gregori Chmara
Robert Garrison
Robert Garrison
Alexander Murski
Alexander Murski
Valeska Gert
Valeska Gert
Hertha von Walther
Hertha von Walther
Otto Reinwald
Otto Reinwald
Sylvia Torff
Sylvia Torff
Loni Nest
Loni Nest
Mario Cusmich
Mario Cusmich

Crews

G.W. Pabst
G.W. Pabst
Director
Willy Haas
Willy Haas
Screenplay
Hugo Bettauer
Hugo Bettauer
Novel
Guido Seeber
Guido Seeber
Director of Photography
Curt Oertel
Curt Oertel
Director of Photography
Robert Lach
Robert Lach
Director of Photography
G.W. Pabst
G.W. Pabst
Editor
Hans Sohnle
Hans Sohnle
Production Design
Otto Erdmann
Otto Erdmann
Production Design
Anatole Litvak
Anatole Litvak
Editor
Max Deutsch
Max Deutsch
Music
Michail Salkind
Michail Salkind
Producer
Romain Pinès
Romain Pinès
Producer
Mark Sorkin
Mark Sorkin
Editor
Edgar G. Ulmer
Edgar G. Ulmer
Set Designer

Posters and backgrounds

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