A young Jewish woman in an Eastern European shtetl struggles to reconcile her aspirations with her duty to her family. As her lifestyle grows wilder, her mother is shocked by her immoral behaviour and commits suicide by drowning - repeating "the curse" which has haunted the family for centuries.
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Oscar Beregi Sr.
Jehuda Nachmann
Known for
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
Lilian Harvey
Ruth
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Hans Thimig
Known for
The Story of Vickie
Anny Hornik
Lea
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Anton Pointner
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Robert Land Director · Walter Reisch Writer Ernst Weizmann Writer
First release February 28, 1925 · Produced in Austria
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Austria
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German
Release dates
Austria · February 28, 1925
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No release date listed for United States.
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