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The Green Alley (1928)

The Green Alley poster
Original title
Die Rothausgasse
Directed by
Richard Oswald
Genre
silent film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 29m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In 1920s Berlin, a young woman navigates a restrictive society and a painful romance. The film follows her struggle between personal desires and social expectations.

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What happens

The Green Alley (German: Die Rothausgasse) is a 1928 German silent drama film directed by Richard Oswald and starring Grete Mosheim, Gustav Fröhlich and Marija Leiko. The film was made by the German branch of Universal Pictures and was based on the novel Der heilige Skarabäus by Else Jerusalem. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The art direction was overseen by Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schiller. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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