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Initial release Germany
Directors E. A. Dupont
Composers Ernö Rapée
Producers Erich Pommer
Screenplay E. A. Dupont
Leo Birinski
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Date of Upd.
ID2448255
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This silent German film tells a tale of jealousy, obsession and murder, set against the backdrop of the circus. Carnival owner "Boss" Huller (Emil Jannings) used to be a talented acrobat. Now he owns a lowbrow sideshow act with his wife. When he meets a beautiful young woman (Lya De Putti), he runs off with her, abandoning his family. But a strapping trapeze artist (Warwick Ward) soon lures away Huller's new lover. Huller then realizes he has swiftly moved from cheater to cuckold. … MORE

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