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Joyless Street

Drama

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

Duration

2h 35m

Release

1 Mar 1925

Country

Germany

Language

German

Overview

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.

Plot

In post-WWI Vienna, Greta (Greta Garbo), her kid sister, and retired dad try to make it through tough times.

Cast

Asta NielsenGreta GarboÁgnes Eszterházy

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 7.1/10Rotten Tomatoes: 67%

Details

Director

Georg Wilhelm Pabst

Writers

Hugo BettauerWilly HaasF.H. Lyon
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