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.
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Cast
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Werner Krauss
Josef Geiringer
Known for
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Tartuffe
Jaro Fürth
Hofrat Rumfort
Known for
Diary of a Lost Girl
Greta Garbo
Greta Rumfort
Known for
Ninotchka
Grand Hotel
Asta Nielsen
Maria Lechner (Mizzi)
Also in
The Abyss
Hamlet
Agnes Esterhazy
Regine
Also in
The Student of Prague
Love
Karl Etlinger
Generaldirektor Rosenow
Known for
Pandora's Box
Phantom
Henry Stuart
Also in
The Beggar from Cologne Cathedral
Liebelei
Einar Hanson
Also in
The Tale of Gunnar Hede
Children of Divorce
Ilka Grüning
Known for
Phantom
Gregori Chmara
Also in
A Strong Man
Crime and Punishment
Robert Garrison
Known for
Michael
Alexander Murski
Known for
Michael
G.W. Pabst Director · Willy Haas Screenplay Hugo Bettauer Author
United States release July 5, 1927 · Produced in Germany · Original title Die freudlose Gasse
Production
Sofar-Film
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Die freudlose Gasse
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Germany · March 1, 1925
Theatrical · Press Preview
United States · July 5, 1927
Theatrical · Premiere
Denmark
March 22, 1926 · Theatrical · Premiere
Germany
May 17, 1925 · Theatrical · Premiere
Sweden
September 28, 1925 · Theatrical
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