1929

1h 33m

7.3(48 votes)

Drama

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Starring Betty Amann in her most famous leading role, Joe May's Asphalt is a luxuriously produced German Expressionist classic where tragic liaisons and fatal encounters are shaped alongside the constant roar of Berlin traffic.

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14 members

Acting

Albert Steinrück

Hauptwachtmeister Holk

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Else Heller

Mutter Holk

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Gustav Fröhlich

Wachtmeister Albert Holk

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Betty Amann

Else Kramer

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Hans Adalbert Schlettow

Konsul Langen

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Hans Albers

Erster Dieb

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Rosa Valetti

Geschäftsführerin

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Paul Hörbiger

Zweiter Dieb

Directing

Arthur Duarte

Unknown Role

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Trude Lieske

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Rudolf Meinhard-Jünger

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Karl Platen

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Hermann Vallentin

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Kurt Vespermann

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