A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
August 29, 1929
Original Title:
Der Sträfling aus Stambul
Genres:
Adventure | Drama
Production Companies:
UFA
Production Countries:
Germany
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 102
Zezi, on being released from prison for smuggling, is ordered to leave the country. His incarceration has not lessened his craving for female society, but he finds his mistress false. A young girl, trying to sell vacuum-cleaners, calls at his home. Half-starved, she collapses. The blackleg’s heart is touched, and he befriends her. Gratitude on her side develops to love. Though she takes the place of the false one, she urges the man to marry her. This he does, though he has a wife, from whom he is separated.
Art Direction:
Heinz Fenchel
Jacek Rotmil
Assistant Director:
Karl Hartl
Director:
Gustav Ucicky
Director of Photography:
Karl Hasselmann
Novel:
Fedor von Zobeltitz
Producer:
Günther Stapenhorst
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