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Menschen hinter Gittern

  • 1931
  • 1h 49m
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7.5/10
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Menschen hinter Gittern (1931)
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German-language version of "The Big House" (MGM, 1930), with Heinrich George in Wallace Beery's role, filmed by MGM parallel to the English-speaking version, at a time when good subtitles we... Read allGerman-language version of "The Big House" (MGM, 1930), with Heinrich George in Wallace Beery's role, filmed by MGM parallel to the English-speaking version, at a time when good subtitles weren't yet in use.German-language version of "The Big House" (MGM, 1930), with Heinrich George in Wallace Beery's role, filmed by MGM parallel to the English-speaking version, at a time when good subtitles weren't yet in use.

  • Director
    • Pál Fejös
  • Writers
    • E.W. Brandes
    • Walter Hasenclever
    • Frances Marion
  • Stars
    • Heinrich George
    • Gustav Diessl
    • Egon von Jordan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    26
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    • Director
      • Pál Fejös
    • Writers
      • E.W. Brandes
      • Walter Hasenclever
      • Frances Marion
    • Stars
      • Heinrich George
      • Gustav Diessl
      • Egon von Jordan
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  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Heinrich George
    Heinrich George
    • Butch
    Gustav Diessl
    Gustav Diessl
    • Morris
    Egon von Jordan
    Egon von Jordan
    • Kent Marlow
    Anton Pointner
    Anton Pointner
    • Aufseher Wallace
    Dita Parlo
    Dita Parlo
    • Annie Marlow
    Paul Morgan
    Paul Morgan
    • Putnam
    Herman Bing
    Herman Bing
    • Der Rechtsanwalt
    Peter Erkelenz
    • Der Gefängnisdirektor
    Karl Etlinger
    Karl Etlinger
    • Gefängniswärter
    Adolf E. Licho
    Adolf E. Licho
    • Annies Vater
    Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
    Hans Heinrich von Twardowski
    • Oliver
    • Director
      • Pál Fejös
    • Writers
      • E.W. Brandes
      • Walter Hasenclever
      • Frances Marion
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      Hungarian-born, multi-lingual director Paul Fejos, working at MGM at the time, was assigned to direct both German- and French-language "parallel versions" of "The Big House," using different actors but the same costumes and sets at MGM.
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      Alternate-language version of The Big House (1930)

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    • Release date
      • September 21, 1931 (Denmark)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Men Behind Bars
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Cosmopolitan Productions
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.20 : 1

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