

56 votes
1919
51m
Conrad Veidt plays a famous musician who is blackmailed for being gay. Eventually he stands trial and is convicted. At the end the film pleads for the abolition of §175 (the law that punishes homosexuality).
Directed by Richard Oswald

Conrad Veidt
Paul Körner
Anita Berber
Else Sivers
Magnus Hirschfeld
Doctor / Sexologist
Reinhold Schünzel
Franz Bollek
Fritz Schulz
Kurt SiversLeo Connard
Paul's FatherIlse von Tasso-Lind
Paul's Mother
Ernst Pittschau
Paul's Brother
Wilhelm Diegelmann
Kurt's FatherAlexandra Wiellegh
Paul's Sister-in-lawClementine Plessner
Kurt's Mother
Helga Molander
Frau HellbornStatus
Released
Release date
May 28, 1919
Budget
—
Revenue
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Language
No Language