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).
Directed by Richard Oswald
male homosexuality
docudrama
lgbt
partially lost film
gay theme
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.9 / 5
Cast
Conrad Veidt
Paul Körner
Anita Berber
Else Sivers
Magnus Hirschfeld
Doctor / Sexologist
Reinhold Schünzel
Franz Bollek
Fritz Schulz
Kurt Sivers
Ernst Pittschau
Paul's Brother
Wilhelm Diegelmann
Kurt's Father
Helga Molander
Frau Hellborn
Crew
Richard Oswald
Director
Richard Oswald
Writer
Magnus Hirschfeld
Writer
Richard Oswald
Producer
Popular Reviews
66 reviews
Mimi
7.0★ · 04/14/26
"Blessed be those who fought before us" -1919
"Blessed be those who fought before us" -1919
killerspaceklownn
10.0★ · 03/27/26
What matters now is to restore honor and justice to the many thousands before us, with us, and after us. Through knowledge to justice!
What matters now is to restore honor and justice to the many thousands before us, with us, and after us. Through knowledge to justice!
Ani
10.0★ · 03/14/26
*“only ignorance or bigotry can condemn those who feel differently.” * there is nothing of value i could comment on a film that has already been around over a hundred years. i was in tears before the first scene even began. the copy i watched also had no sound whatsoever so it was literally a silent film
*“only ignorance or bigotry can condemn those who feel differently.” * there is nothing of value i could comment on a film that has already been around over a hundred years. i was in tears before the first scene even began. the copy i watched also had no sound whatsoever so it was literally a silent film
Rishika
9.0★ · 03/07/26
“Love for one’s own sex can be just as pure and Nobel as that for the opposite sex” Oh the people have always been woke Crazy to think that I’ve watched so many films before but this is genuinely one of the most progressive films I’ve ever watched
“Love for one’s own sex can be just as pure and Nobel as that for the opposite sex” Oh the people have always been woke Crazy to think that I’ve watched so many films before but this is genuinely one of the most progressive films I’ve ever watched
