Joe May's sensual drama of life in the Berlin underworld is in many ways the perfect summation of German filmmaking in the silent era: a dazzling visual style, a psychological approach to its characters, and the ability to take a simple and essentially melodramatic story and turn it into something more complex and inherently cinematic.
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Asphalt was released on March 21, 1929.
Asphalt was directed by Joe May.
Asphalt has a runtime of 89m.
Asphalt was produced by Erich Pommer, Max Pfeiffer.
Joe May's sensual drama of life in the Berlin underworld is in many ways the perfect summation of German filmmaking in the silent era: a dazzling visual style, a psychological approach to its characters, and the ability to take a simple and essentially melodramatic story and turn it into something more complex and inherently cinematic.
The key characters in Asphalt are Hauptwachtmeister Holk (Albert Steinrück), Mutter Holk (Else Heller), Wachtmeister Albert Holk (Gustav Fröhlich).
Asphalt is rated Not Rated.
Asphalt is a Drama, Crime, Romance film.
Asphalt has an audience rating of 8 out of 10.