Variety
Murderer “Boss” Huller—after having spent ten years in prison—breaks his silence to tell the warden his story.
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Cast
14 people
Emil Jannings
Boss Huller
Known for
The Blue Angel
The Last Laugh
Maly Delschaft
Frau Huller
Known for
The Last Laugh
Lya De Putti
Bertha-Marie
Known for
Phantom
Warwick Ward
Artinelli
Also in
The Informer
The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna
Alice Hechy
Also in
Chamber Music
Ilse and Her Three Suitors
Georg John
Seemann
Known for
M
The Last Laugh
Kurt Gerron
Hafenarbeiter
Known for
The Blue Angel
People on Sunday
Paul Rehkopf
Zuschauer auf dem Jahrmarkt
Known for
Destiny
Charles Lincoln
Spanischer Artist
Also in
Men Before Marriage
The Road to Dishonour
Georg Baselt
Also in
Die große Unbekannte
Die Frau ohne Namen - 1. Teil
Trude Hesterberg
Zuschauerin im Varieté
Also in
The Story of Little Mook
Tip auf Amalia
Werner Krauss
Known for
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Joyless Street
E.A. Dupont Director · Felix Hollaender Author Karl Freund Cinematographer
United States release November 27, 1926 · Produced in Germany · Production Paramount Pictures, Universum Film (UFA)
Production
UFA
Production
Paramount Pictures
Studio
Universum Film (UFA)
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Varieté
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Germany · November 16, 1925
Theatrical
United States · November 27, 1926
Theatrical
Denmark
February 15, 1926 · Theatrical
Finland
January 31, 1926 · Theatrical
Germany
February 6, 2015 · Premiere · Berlin International Film Festival
February 6, 2015 · Physical · Blu-Ray
Hungary
January 27, 1926 · Theatrical
Japan
May 20, 1927 · Theatrical
Portugal
March 21, 1927 · Theatrical
Serbia
June 30, 1927 · Theatrical
Spain
January 15, 1927 · Theatrical
Sweden
February 8, 1926 · Theatrical
Türkiye
May 23, 1926 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
July 2, 1928 · Theatrical
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