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Hintertreppe
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thumb|Full-length film with English titles. 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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6.2In 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.
Cast
- Henny Porten as The Maid
- Fritz Kortner as The Postman
- William Dieterle as The Lover
- Eugene Dieterle as (Uncredited)
Themes
- staircase
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Hintertreppe
- Film.director
- Leopold Jessner and Paul Leni
- Film.writer
- Carl Mayer
- Film.producer
- Hans Lippman and Henny Porten
- Film.cinematography
- Willy Hameister and Karl Hasselmann
- Film.studio
- Gloria-Film
- Film.distributor
- UFA
- Film.runtime
- 50 minutes
- Film.country
- Germany
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Staff
- Release
- References
- External links
thumb|Full-length film with English titles. 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.
==Plot== The Maid (Henny Porten) wakes goes about her day doing her job. The Postman (Fritz Kortner)spies on her from his home down below in a basement across the street. The Postman delivers the mail up to The Maid's door which is up the backstairs of the building. The Maid opens up the letter and reads it.
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