Backstairs
Directed by Leopold Jessner, Paul LeniA crippled mailman is in love with a maid who lives in the same building he does in one of the city's poor neighborhoods. She, however, is in love with a wealthy, handsome young man. Desperate to win her love, he begins to intercept love letters they send to each other and replaces them with his own messages, which each thinks is from the other. His plan seems to be succeeding, but then something happens that bring tragic results to them all.
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Hintertreppe was released on December 11, 1921.
Hintertreppe was directed by Leopold Jessner, Paul Leni.
Hintertreppe has a runtime of 50 min.
Hintertreppe was produced by Hanns Lippmann, Henny Porten.
The key characters in Hintertreppe are The Maid (Henny Porten), The Postman (Fritz Kortner), The Lover (William Dieterle).
Hintertreppe is a Drama, Mystery, Thriller film.
Hintertreppe has an audience rating of 6.9 out of 10.