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Variety

Original title: Varieté
  • 1925
  • Passed
  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
1.6K
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Josef Fenneker in Variety (1925)
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GermanCrimeDramaRomance

Prologue: The murderer "Boss" Huller - after having spent ten years in prison - breaks his silence to tell the warden his story. "Boss", a former trapeze artist, and his wife own a cheap sid... Read allPrologue: The murderer "Boss" Huller - after having spent ten years in prison - breaks his silence to tell the warden his story. "Boss", a former trapeze artist, and his wife own a cheap side-show that displays ''erotic sensations''. But he longs for his former glamorous life in ... Read allPrologue: The murderer "Boss" Huller - after having spent ten years in prison - breaks his silence to tell the warden his story. "Boss", a former trapeze artist, and his wife own a cheap side-show that displays ''erotic sensations''. But he longs for his former glamorous life in the circus. When he meets the orphan Berta-Marie, he falls under her spell and leaves his ... Read all

  • Director
    • Ewald André Dupont
  • Writers
    • Felix Hollaender
    • Ewald André Dupont
  • Stars
    • Emil Jannings
    • Maly Delschaft
    • Lya De Putti
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    1.6K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ewald André Dupont
    • Writers
      • Felix Hollaender
      • Ewald André Dupont
    • Stars
      • Emil Jannings
      • Maly Delschaft
      • Lya De Putti
    • 16User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins total

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    Photos22

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    Top Cast17

    Emil Jannings
    Emil Jannings
    • Boss Huller
    Maly Delschaft
    Maly Delschaft
    • Frau Huller
    Lya De Putti
    Lya De Putti
    • Bertha-Marie
    Warwick Ward
    Warwick Ward
    • Artinelli
    Alice Hechy
    Alice Hechy
    Georg John
    Georg John
    • Seeman
    Kurt Gerron
    Kurt Gerron
    • Hafenarbeiter
    Paul Rehkopf
    • Zuschauer auf dem Jahrmarkt
    Charles Lincoln
    • Spanischer Artist
    Georg Baselt
    Trude Hesterberg
    Trude Hesterberg
    • Zuschauerin imm Varieté
    Werner Krauss
    Werner Krauss
      The Flying Codonas
      • Acrobatic Ensemble
      • (as Die Drei Codonas)
      Alex Hyde and his Original New York Jazz Orchestra
      • Alex Hyde and His Original New York Jazz Orchestra
      Enrico Rastelli
      • Jongleur
      Gerhard Bienert
      Gerhard Bienert
      Etelka Maquita
      • Dancer
      • Director
        • Ewald André Dupont
      • Writers
        • Felix Hollaender
        • Ewald André Dupont
      • All cast & crew
      • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

      User reviews16

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      • Trivia
        Because the film was produced in Germany, it was not made with the intent to pass the newly established MPPDA's "Hays Code" which had been introduced the year before with hopes of mollifying the more than 100 local and state censorship boards around the United States. These boards quickly took an ax to the film, cutting, on average, enough footage to fill two film reels. New York made the fewest cuts, removing slightly less than one reel of footage.
      • Connections
        Edited into Prisoner of Paradise (2002)
      • Soundtracks
        Vaudeville
        Theme song for British release

        Music by Vivian Ellis

        Lyrics by William Helmore

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      Details

      • Release date
        • January 27, 1926 (Hungary)
      • Country of origin
        • Germany
      • Official site
        • Link to the international distributor, Sala46 Films.
      • Languages
        • German
        • English
      • Also known as
        • Jealousy
      • Production company
        • Universum Film (UFA)
      • See more company credits at IMDbPro

      Box office

      • Gross US & Canada
        • $709,613
      See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

      Tech specs

      • Runtime
        • 1h 12m(72 min)
      • Sound mix
        • Silent
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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