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Die freudlose gasse 1925

In 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as they try to better the lives of themselves and their families during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation.

Directed by: G.W. Pabst
Written by: Willy Haas
Runtime: 73 minutes
Critics score:
75 / 100
Tagline: Open any door in Melchior Alley, and you'll come face to face with naked misery.
Cast:
Greta Garbo Greta Garbo
Greta Rumfort 
Ilka Grüning Ilka Grüning
 
Einar Hanson Einar Hanson
 
Werner Krauß Werner Krauß
Josef Geiringer 
Valeska Gert Valeska Gert
 
Jaro Fürth Jaro Fürth
Hofrat Rumfort 
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Also known as:
  • The Joyless Street
  • The Street of Sorrow
  • Bag glædernes maske
  • Bajo la máscara del placer
  • El carrer sense alegria
  • L'ammaliatrice
  • La rue sans joie
  • La via senza gioia
  • Syndens gade