Kamera:
Bert GlennonInhalte(1)
Josef von Sternberg’s riveting breakthrough is widely considered the film that launched the American gangster genre as we know it. George Bancroft plays heavy Bull Weed, a criminal kingpin whose jealous devotion to his moll, Feathers (Evelyn Brent), gets him into hot water with a rival hood and, ultimately, the authorities. Further complicating matters is the attraction that blossoms between Feathers and an alcoholic former lawyer (Clive Brook). With its supple, endlessly expressive camera work and tightly wound screenplay based on a story by legendary scribe Ben Hecht (who won an Oscar for it the first year the awards were given),Underworld solidified von Sternberg’s place as one of Hollywood’s most exciting new talents. (Criterion)
(mehr)Besetzung
George Bancroft
USA
Beste Filme:
Mr. Deeds geht in die Stadt (1936)
Underworld (1927)
Chicago - Engel mit schmutzigen Gesichtern (1938)
Evelyn Brent
USA
Beste Filme:
Underworld (1927)
The Last Command (1928)
Paramount on Parade (1930)
Clive Brook
Großbritannien
Beste Filme:
Underworld (1927)
Paramount on Parade (1930)
Shanghai Express (1932)
Fred Kohler
USA
Beste Filme:
Behind the Door (1919)
Underworld (1927)
Königin Christine (1933)
Julian Rivero
USA
Beste Filme:
Der Schatz der Sierra Madre (1948)
Jenseits von Eden (1955)
Das Lied von Bernadette (1943)