Conrad Veidt plays a famous musician who is blackmailed for being gay. Eventually he stands trial and is convicted. At the end the film pleads for the abolition of §175 (the law that punishes homosexuality).
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Cast
Conrad Veidt Paul Körner
Anita Berber Else Sivers
Magnus Hirschfeld Doctor / Sexologist
Reinhold Schünzel Franz Bollek
Fritz Schulz Kurt Sivers Leo Connard Paul's Father
Ilse von Tasso-Lind Paul's Mother
Ernst Pittschau Paul's Brother
Wilhelm Diegelmann Kurt's Father Alexandra Wiellegh Paul's Sister-in-law
Clementine Plessner Kurt's Mother
Helga Molander Frau HellbornScreenings in Brussels
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