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Tragedy of the Street

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Tragedy of the Street

5.8

1h 54m

1927

Synopsis

Auguste is an aging prostitute who falls in love with Felix, a younger student. While Felix has strayed away from his parents, Auguste starts taking care of him and spends her life savings into a cake shop to move further away from prostitution, but trouble comes when another woman enters the picture.

Director

Bruno Rahn

Drama

prostitutionrealism

Cast & Crew

Asta Nielsen

Asta Nielsen

as Auguste - Old Street Walker

Hilde Jennings

as Clarissa - Young Street Walker

Oskar Homolka

Oskar Homolka

as Anton - Pimp

Werner Pittschau

Werner Pittschau

as Felix - Student

Hedwig Pauly-Winterstein

as His Mother

Otto Kronburger

as His Father

Hermann Picha

Hermann Picha

as Kauzke - Pianist

Gerhard Dammann

Gerhard Dammann

Eva Speyer

Eva Speyer

as Dirne - Prostitute

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