24 October 1928 Drama, Romance 107 mins
A young man is convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to a term in prison. There he forms a close relationship with his cellmate. Upon his release his wife is concerned as to how prison has changed the man she married.
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William Dieterle as Franz Sommer (as Wilhelm Dieterle)
Gunnar Tolnæs as Fabrikant Rudolf Steinau
Mary Johnson as Helene - Sommers Frau
Paul Henckels as Helenes Vater - der Geheimrat
Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as Alfred
Gerd Briese as Der Staatsanwalt
Hugo Werner-Kahle as Der Abgeordnete
Carl Goetz as Strafgefangener #1 (as Karl Goetz)
Friedrich Kurth as Strafgefangener #2
Arthur Duarte as Strafgefangener 3
Herbert Juttke Writer
Franz Höllering Writer
William Dieterle Director
Georg C. Klaren Writer
Pasquale Perris Original Music Composer
Fritz Maurischat Art Direction
Robert Lach Director of Photography
Max Knaake Art Direction
Paul Dannenberg Makeup Artist
Leo Meyer Producer
Germany 24 October 1928
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