The Staircase (1950)
- Original title
- Die Treppe
- Directed by
- Alfred Braun, Wolfgang Staudte
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 18m
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
In post-war Germany, several residents of a boarding house interact on a staircase. Their lives intersect in small, revealing moments.
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What happens
The Staircase (German: Die Treppe) is a 1950 West German drama film directed by Alfred Braun and (uncredited) Wolfgang Staudte, and starring Hilde Körber, Herbert Stass and Paul Westermeier. It was partly shot at the Wiesbaden Studios in Hesse. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Paul Markwitz and Fritz Maurischat. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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