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The Stranger from Alster Street (1921)

The Stranger from Alster Street poster
Original title
Die Fremde aus der Elstergasse
Directed by
Alfred Tostary
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Germany
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A stranger arrives in a quiet German neighborhood and disrupts the lives of its residents. The film follows the interactions and tensions that arise from her presence.

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What happens

The Stranger from Elster Street (German: Die Fremde aus der Elstergasse) is a 1921 German silent drama film directed by Alfred Tostary and starring Margit Barnay, Olaf Storm and Eduard von Winterstein. It premiered in Berlin on 7 June 1921. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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