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Underworld

192780 minUnited States
Film noir
Video edition
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Original language
No spoken dialogue. Intertitles: English.
This copy runs
98:34
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Synopsis

A powerful gangster helps a ruined former lawyer regain his footing. The man's intelligence makes him a valuable confidant, but affection for the boss's girlfriend threatens their alliance. Loyalty and desire begin pulling a criminal partnership apart.

Cast

DirectorsJosef von Sternberg

Reception and legacy

Ben Hecht won an Academy Award for the original story. The film also established Josef von Sternberg's sustained relationship with Paramount, before his later series of films with Marlene Dietrich.

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Work catalogued as public domain in the United States.

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Availability checked on September 10, 2026.

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