The Joyless Street

G.W. Pabst
1925-03-01

Open any door in Melchior Alley, and you'll come face to face with naked misery.
6.8
151 min

In 1921, we follow two women - Marie and Grete - from the same poor Viennese neighborhood, as they try to better the lives of themselves and their families during the period of Austrian postwar hyperinflation.

Cast

Name Character Team
Werner Krauß Josef Geiringer Unowned
Jaro Fürth Hofrat Rumfort Unowned
Greta Garbo Greta Rumfort Unowned
Asta Nielsen Maria Lechner (Mizzi) Unowned
Agnes Esterhazy Regine Unowned
Karl Etlinger Generaldirektor Rosenow Unowned
Henry Stuart Unowned
Einar Hanson Unowned
Ilka Grüning Unowned
Gregori Chmara Unowned
Robert Garrison Unowned
Alexander Murski Unowned
Valeska Gert Unowned
Hertha von Walther Unowned
Otto Reinwald Unowned
Sylvia Torff Unowned
Loni Nest Unowned
Mario Cusmich Unowned