Hintertreppe (1921)
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Synopsis
This German silent film anticipates the more famous A Joyless Street by linking the disintegration of a family with the humiliations of slum life. Noted German stage and film star Fritz Kortner plays the central character, while appearing in support is future director Wilhelm Dieterle.
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lower-class, extramarital-affair, Germany, humiliation, love, lover, silence, urban, violence
