Two broke musicians, one woman, zero loyalty—Weimar Berlin's most savage friendship funeral.
Two poor musicians rise from rags to riches. Money, fame and their love for the same woman begin to crumble their friendship, revealing the true natures of both men--one noble and kind, the other a greedy, ruthless beast.
Acting
Veidt's violinist eyes could shatter your soul across 100 years.
Direction
Wilhelm squeezes every drop of pathos from 80 tight minutes.
Director
Carl Wilhelm
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Conrad Veidt shot this during his peak German period, mere months before The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari made him an international horror icon.
This 1921 'musician melodrama' eerily predicts the real jazz-age scandals and artistic sellouts of Weimar Berlin's collapse into 1933.
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