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ERA
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97 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Asphalt
1929 1h 33m DE
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7.3
SOLID
★7.3TMDB · 52
Drama
Synopsis
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Starring Betty Amann in her most famous leading role, Joe May's Asphalt is a luxuriously produced German Expressionist classic where tragic liaisons and fatal encounters are shaped alongside the constant roar of Berlin traffic.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Albert Steinrück
Hauptwachtmeister Holk
Else Heller
Mutter Holk
Gustav Fröhlich
Wachtmeister Albert Holk
Betty Amann
Else Kramer
Hans Adalbert Schlettow
Konsul Langen
Hans Albers
Erster Dieb
Rosa Valetti
Geschäftsführerin
Paul Hörbiger
Zweiter Dieb
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Joe May
- Writers
- Joe May, Hans Székely, Rolf E. Vanloo
- Languages
- No Language
- Countries
- Germany
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Joe May, shot by Günther Rittau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
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CAST
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Albert Steinrück and Else Heller and Gustav Fröhlich carry the top of the cast.
MoodPlayr · trivia#04
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0019655 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
MoodPlayr · trivia#06
Cinephile deep dive
The take
Joe May directs. Günther Rittau behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in No Language.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 197 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Joe May, shot by Günther Rittau. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Albert Steinrück and Else Heller and Gustav Fröhlich carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0019655 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 52 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Günther Rittau
- Costume design
- René Hubert
- Runtime
- 93 min · 1h 33m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- DE
- IMDB
- Asphalt (1929)
Also by
Joe May
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
UFA
DE
Key crew
- ProducerErich Pommer
- Art DirectionErich Kettelhut
- ProducerMax Pfeiffer
- Assistant CameraHans Schneeberger
- Art DirectionRobert Herlth
- Art DirectionWalter Röhrig
- Costume DesignRené Hubert
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- berlin, germany
- robbery
- seduction
- policeman
- silent film
- weimar, germany
- jewels
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1929-03-12
