Asphalt

May 3 1930 Not Rated 1h 30m
Crime, Drama, Romance

One of the last great German Expressionist films of the silent era, Joe May’s Asphalt is a love story set in the traffic-strewn Berlin of the late 1920s. Starring the delectable Betty Amann in her most famous leading role, Asphalt is a luxuriously produced UFA classic where tragic liaisons and fatal encounters are shaped alongside the constant roar of traffic.

Plot

Joe May's sensual drama of life in the Berlin underworld is in many ways the perfect summation of German filmmaking in the silent era: a dazzling visual style, a psychological approach to its characters, and the ability to take a simple and essentially melodramatic story and turn it into something more complex and inherently cinematic.

Written by

Joe May, Hans Székely, Rolf E. Vanloo

Directed by

Joe May

Cast

Albert Steinrück, Else Heller, Gustav Fröhlich

Crew

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Production Countries

Germany

Production Companies

UFA

Languages

No Language, Deutsch

Awards

1 win

Scores
# of Votes
1,750
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA