Drama ·Romance · Germany · 1928 · 1h 47m

Sex in Chains

Geschlecht in Fesseln

Director

Cast

William Dieterle as Franz Sommer (as Wilhelm Dieterle) Gunnar Tolnæs as Fabrikant Rudolf Steinau Mary Johnson as Helene - Sommers Frau Paul Henckels as Helenes Vater - der Geheimrat Hans Heinrich von Twardowski as Alfred Gerd Briese as Der Staatsanwalt

Crew

Robert Lach — Director of Photography Pasquale Perris — Original Music Composer Franz Höllering — Writer Herbert Juttke — Writer Georg C. Klaren — Writer Leo Meyer — Producer

Synopsis

A young man is convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to a term in prison. There he forms a close relationship with his cellmate. Upon his release his wife is concerned as to how prison has changed the man she married.

Mood & Themes

Key Collaborators

William Dieterle Director Robert Lach Director of Photography Pasquale Perris Original Music Composer Franz Höllering Writer Herbert Juttke Writer Georg C. Klaren Writer Leo Meyer Producer

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