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Asphalt

Asphalt

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Asphalt

1929

1h 33m

7.3(52 votes)

Drama

Overview

Starring Betty Amann in her most famous leading role, Joe May's Asphalt is a luxuriously produced German Expressionist classic where tragic liaisons and fatal encounters are shaped alongside the constant roar of Berlin traffic.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Albert Steinrück

Albert Steinrück

Hauptwachtmeister Holk

Else Heller

Else Heller

Mutter Holk

Gustav Fröhlich

Gustav Fröhlich

Wachtmeister Albert Holk

Betty Amann

Betty Amann

Else Kramer

Hans Adalbert Schlettow

Hans Adalbert Schlettow

Konsul Langen

Hans Albers

Hans Albers

Erster Dieb

Rosa Valetti

Rosa Valetti

Geschäftsführerin

Paul Hörbiger

Paul Hörbiger

Zweiter Dieb

Arthur Duarte

Arthur Duarte

Trude Lieske

Creative team

Directed by: Joe May
Written by: Joe May
Hans Székely
Produced by: Erich Pommer
Max Pfeiffer

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