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Backstairs(Movie, 1921)

Original title: "Hintertreppe" (German/DE)
50min | Genres: Mystery, Drama, Thriller
BackstairsRating: 3.0/5 (with 77 votes)
Hintertreppe (English: Backstairs) is a 1921 silent film. This was the first movie by German director Leopold Jessner, in cooperation with Paul Leni. Carl Mayer specifically wrote this for Leopold Jessner, who would go on to direct Erdgeist (1923). Hintertreppe was a precursor of the 1920s German kammerspielfilm style. ()
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About Backstairs

In a poor neighborhood of a big city, a crippled mailman is in love with a maid who lives in his building. However, she is in love with a wealthy and handsome young man, who soon disappears. The mailman provides the maid with letters that get her hopes up... but tragedy will soon befall all three.

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Additional Information

Production country: Germany
Original language: German (DE)
Spoken languages: German (DE)
Translated into 3 languages: German (DE), English (EN), Portuguese (PT)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 12/11/1921
Producer: Hanns Lippmann
Screenwriter: Carl Mayer
Director of Photography: Karl Hasselmann, Willy Hameister
Keywords: staircase
Color: Black & White (B/W)

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WatchPlayStream ID: MOVIES:225542, Added: 04/29/2018, Last updated: 03/15/2024