

Asphalt
1929-03-12 · 93 min · ★ 7.3
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.
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- Joe May
- Production companies
- UFA
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
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Albert SteinrückHauptwachtmeister Holk
Gustav FröhlichWachtmeister Albert Holk
Betty AmannElse Kramer
Hans Adalbert SchlettowKonsul Langen
Hans AlbersErster Dieb
Rosa ValettiGeschäftsführerin
Paul HörbigerZweiter Dieb
Arthur Duarte
Rudolf Meinhard-Jünger
Karl Platen
Hermann Vallentin
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