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Joyless Street

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

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.

2h 35m1925TMDb 6.8

Drama

German

Crew and Cast

G.W. PabstG.W. PabstDirectorWerner KraussWerner KraussJosef GeiringerJaro FürthJaro FürthHofrat RumfortGreta GarboGreta GarboGreta RumfortAsta NielsenAsta NielsenMaria Lechner (Mizzi)Agnes EsterhazyAgnes EsterhazyRegineKarl EtlingerKarl EtlingerGeneraldirektor RosenowHenry StuartHenry StuartEinar HansonEinar HansonIlka GrüningIlka GrüningGregori ChmaraGregori ChmaraRobert GarrisonRobert GarrisonAlexander MurskiAlexander Murski
Valeska GertHertha von WaltherHertha von Walther
Otto Reinwald
Sylvia TorffLoni NestLoni Nest
Mario Cusmich

Storyline

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.

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Info

Original title
Die freudlose Gasse
Status
Released
Released
1 March 1925
Runtime
2h 35m
TMDB score
6.8 / 10 (52 votes)

Production

Director
G.W. Pabst
Writers
Willy Haas, Hugo Bettauer
Studios
Sofar-Film
Countries
Germany

Languages

Original
German
Spoken
No Language