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Joyless Street
“Open any door in Melchior Alley, and you'll come face to face with naked misery.”
6.8 / 10• 1925• 2h 35m•NR• German
Drama
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.
Cast & Crew
Werner Krauss
Josef Geiringer
Lead
Jaro Fürth
Hofrat Rumfort
Greta Garbo
Greta Rumfort
Asta Nielsen
Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
Agnes Esterhazy
Regine
Karl Etlinger
Generaldirektor Rosenow
Henry Stuart
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Einar Hanson
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What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. G.W. Pabst's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Joyless Street is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
