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Backstairs (1921)

Original title: Hintertreppe

1921-12-11 · 50m · DE
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A crippled mailman is in love with a maid who lives in the same building he does in one of the city's poor neighborhoods. She, however, is in love with a wealthy, handsome young man. Desperate to win her love, he begins to intercept love letters they send to each other and replaces them with his own messages, which each thinks is from the other. His plan seems to be succeeding, but then something happens that bring tragic results to them all.

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Carl MayerWriterPaul LeniDirectorLeopold JessnerDirector

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Henny PortenHenny PortenDas DienstmädchenFritz KortnerFritz KortnerDer PostboteWilliam DieterleWilliam DieterleDer HandwerkerEugene DieterleEugene Dieterle

Keywords

Staircase

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Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityStaircaseDialogue densityDramaPacingShortDirector preference337562 · 758286Actor preference247873 · 304238 · 444323

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What is Backstairs about?

A crippled mailman is in love with a maid who lives in the same building he does in one of the city's poor neighborhoods. She, however, is in love with a wealthy, handsome young man. Desperate to win her love, he begins to intercept love letters they send to each other and replaces them with his own messages, which each thinks is from the other. His plan seems to be succeeding, but then something happens that bring tragic results to them all.

How long is Backstairs?

Backstairs has a runtime of 50 minutes.