Behind the Altar
5.3
Wilhelm Dieterle’s strong and manly art and Marcella Albani’s suave charm intermingle here in a splendid natural setting, to depict a drama where love and duty, compassion and hate, purity and crime merge together in a very interesting story.
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William Dieterle
Der Abbé
Known for
Faust
Waxworks
Marcella Albani
Die Marchesa
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The Fight for the Matterhorn
The Escape to the Circus
Julius Brandt
Der Majordomus
Also in
Mary
Darling of the Sailors
Jeanne Helbling
Bianca
Also in
The Three-Sided Mirror
The Aviator
Hermann Picha
Beppo
Known for
Tartuffe
Destiny
Alfred Gerasch
Der Conte
Also in
Life's Shadows
Congress Dances
Kenneth Rive
Der junge Marchese
Also in
Rasputin, Demon of the Women
A Knight in London
Paul Biensfeldt
Der alte Pfarrer
Known for
Waxworks
Raimondo Van Riel
Becelli
Also in
Welcome Reverend!
Waves of Passion
William Dieterle Director · Julius Brandt Director
United States release January 28, 1929 · Produced in Germany · Original title Das Geheimnis des Abbe X
Production
Charha-Film GmbH, Berlin
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Das Geheimnis des Abbe X
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Germany · December 8, 1927
Theatrical
United States · January 28, 1929
New York City, New York
Denmark
May 28, 1928
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