The read
It runs a compact 51m.
Synopsis
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).
Ratings
IMDb7/10
57 audience votes
Key crew
- Richard OswaldDirector
- Richard OswaldWriter
- Magnus HirschfeldWriter
Cast
- Conrad VeidtPaul Körner
- Anita BerberElse Sivers
- Magnus HirschfeldDoctor / Sexologist
- Reinhold SchünzelFranz Bollek
- Fritz SchulzKurt Sivers
- Leo ConnardPaul's Father
- Ilse von Tasso-LindPaul's Mother
- Ernst PittschauPaul's Brother
- Wilhelm DiegelmannKurt's Father
- Alexandra WielleghPaul's Sister-in-law
- Clementine PlessnerKurt's Mother
- Helga MolanderFrau Hellborn
Stills
Themes
male homosexualitydocudramalgbtpartially lost filmgay theme