Joyless Street

Joyless Street

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

1925•2h 35m•6.7/10

Drama

Ratings

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6.7/10(49)

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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Production

Sofar-Film

Language

DE

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Werner Krauss

Werner Krauss

Josef Geiringer

Jaro Fürth

Jaro Fürth

Hofrat Rumfort

Greta Garbo

Greta Garbo

Greta Rumfort

Asta Nielsen

Asta Nielsen

Maria Lechner (Mizzi)

Agnes Esterhazy

Agnes Esterhazy

Regine

Karl Etlinger

Karl Etlinger

Generaldirektor Rosenow

Henry Stuart

Henry Stuart

Einar Hanson

Einar Hanson

Ilka Grüning

Ilka Grüning

Gregori Chmara

Gregori Chmara

Robert Garrison

Alexander Murski

Alexander Murski

Valeska Gert

Valeska Gert

Hertha von Walther

Hertha von Walther

Otto Reinwald

Sylvia Torff

Loni Nest

Loni Nest

Mario Cusmich

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