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The Vice of Humanity

192788 minGermany
Drama

Synopsis

Opera singer Tamara's cocaine addiction leaves her dependent on a manipulative manager. When the daughter from whom she has been separated enters the same dangerous circle, Tamara struggles to protect her.

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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified.
This copy runs
87:58
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No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: not identified. No subtitle track in this language.

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Wikimedia Commons · Rudolf Meinert, Leo Birinski · Public domain

Cast

DirectorsRudolf Meinert

Behind the scenes

Asta Nielsen stars with Werner Krauss and Alfred Abel. The melodrama places addiction and exploitation within the world of theatrical performance.

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Photograph credit

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  • Asta Nielsen — Unknown (Bain News Service, publisher); This image is available from the United States Library of Congress 's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ggbain.31073 . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing . · Public domain
  • Werner Krauss — George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress); This image is available from the United States Library of Congress 's Prints and Photographs division under the digital ID ggbain.37082 . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing . · Public domain
  • Alfred Abel — Alexander Binder / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Charles Willy Kayser — Unknown author Unknown author; http://de.allbuch.online/wiki/Datei:Charles_Willy_Kayser_Portrait.jpg · CC0

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