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Hintertreppe

Directed by Leopold Jessner, Paul Leni
Germany, 1921
Drama, Silent

Synopsis

The first of only four films directed by Leopold Jessner, considered one of the greatest German stage directors of his time, with set design by Paul Leni. A lonely postman pines for the maid who works in the house across the way, though she loves another.

Synopsis

The first of only four films directed by Leopold Jessner, considered one of the greatest German stage directors of his time, with set design by Paul Leni. A lonely postman pines for the maid who works in the house across the way, though she loves another.