The Tempest
Two inspiration sources appear clearly: contemporary American gangster movies and Alfred Döblin’s novel Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929).
Two inspiration sources appear clearly: contemporary American gangster movies and Alfred Döblin’s novel Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929).
Emil Jannings
Gustav Bumke
Anna Sten
Russen-Annya
Trude Hesterberg
Yvonne
Franz Nicklisch
Willy Prawanzke
Anton Pointner
Ralph Kruschewski
Wilhelm Bendow
Emmerich
Otto Wernicke
Hans Deppe
Hans Reimann
Two inspiration sources appear clearly: contemporary American gangster movies and Alfred Döblin’s novel Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929).
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