Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.

See what’s playing
An American Tragedy
  • Try 7 Days Free
  • Now Showing
  • MUBI GO
  • Gift MUBI
  • Film Database
  • Notebook
  • Notebook Magazine
  • MUBI Editions
  • SHOP
  • About
  • Ways to Watch
  • Students
  • Jobs
  • Terms & Privacy
6.8
/10
67 Ratings

AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY

Directed by Josef von Sternberg
United States, 1931
Romance, Drama
  • 9696 minutes

Synopsis

Based on Theodore Dreiser’s 1925 novel An American Tragedy, which itself alludes to the real life 1906 murder of Grace Brown allegedly by Chester Gillette.

Synopsis

Based on Theodore Dreiser’s 1925 novel An American Tragedy, which itself alludes to the real life 1906 murder of Grace Brown allegedly by Chester Gillette.