A well-dressed lady thief (Betty Amann) steals a precious stone from a jewellery shop. The aged jeweller prefers to let the young woman go but the policeman who catches her explains he is obliged to pursue the case further. She tries to seduce the policeman (Gustav Frohlich) and he gradually succumbs to her charms but her criminal background dooms their relationship when an argument leads to murder... One of the last great German Expressionist films of the silent era Joe May's 'A
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Classic romantic drama from one of founders of German cinema, Joe May. Betty Armann stars as an American expatriate who steals a valuable piece of jewellery and is caught by a handsome policeman (Gustav Froehlich). She tries to seduce him into letting her go and succeeds beyond all expectation after they marry.
Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play A well-dressed lady thief (Betty Amann) steals a precious stone from a jewellery shop The aged jeweller prefers to let the young woman go but the policeman who catches her explains he is obliged to pursue the case further She tries to seduce the policeman (Gustav Frohlich) and he gradually succumbs to her charms but her criminal background dooms their relationship when an argument leads to murder One of the last great German Expressionist films of the silent era Joe May&39;s &39;Asphalt&39; is a love story set in the traffic-strewn Berlin of the late 1920s Starring the delectable Betty Amann in her most famous leading role &39;Asphalt&39; is a luxuriously produced Ufa classic where tragic liaisons and fatal encounters are shaped alongside the constant roar of traffic Betty Amann&39;s salacious sensuality May&39;s grand direction the spectacular sets by Erich Kettelhut and the photography of Günther Rittau make this largely unknown film a major rediscovery Until recently Asphalt was available only in a shortened version with English-language intertitles In 1993 the Stiftung Deutsche Kinemathek (Berlin) discovered a print of Asphalt at the Gosfilmofond archive in Moscow which appeared to have been struck from the original negative The chronology of scenes in this print differs from existing versions and there are extra scenes together with the hitherto-unknown German intertitles Actors Betty Amann Else Heller Gustav Frohlich & Hans AlbersDirector Joe MayCertificate PGYear 1929Screen Fullscreen 43Languages Silent - Dolby DigitalSubtitles Original German intertitles and optional English subtitlesDuration 1 hour and 34 minutes (approx)
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