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Variety

Original title: Varieté
  • 19251925
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 12m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
1.2K
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Emil Jannings in Variety (1925)
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  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Romance
Prologue: The murderer "Boss" Huller - after having spent ten years in prison - breaks his silence to tell the warden his story. "Boss", a former trapeze artist, and his wife own a cheap sid... Read allPrologue: The murderer "Boss" Huller - after having spent ten years in prison - breaks his silence to tell the warden his story. "Boss", a former trapeze artist, and his wife own a cheap side-show that displays ''erotic sensations''. But he longs for his former glamorous life in ... Read allPrologue: The murderer "Boss" Huller - after having spent ten years in prison - breaks his silence to tell the warden his story. "Boss", a former trapeze artist, and his wife own a cheap side-show that displays ''erotic sensations''. But he longs for his former glamorous life in the circus. When he meets the orphan Berta-Marie, he falls under her spell and leaves his ... Read all
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  • Director
    • Ewald André Dupont
  • Writers
    • Felix Hollaender(novel "Der Eid des Stephan Huller")
    • Ewald André Dupont(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Emil Jannings
    • Maly Delschaft
    • Lya De Putti
Top credits
  • Director
    • Ewald André Dupont
  • Writers
    • Felix Hollaender(novel "Der Eid des Stephan Huller")
    • Ewald André Dupont(scenario)
  • Stars
    • Emil Jannings
    • Maly Delschaft
    • Lya De Putti
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 14User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win

    Videos2

    Varieté
    Trailer 1:01
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    Photos19

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    Variety (1925)
    Emil Jannings in Variety (1925)
    Emil Jannings in Variety (1925)
    Lya De Putti, Georg John, and Emil Jannings in Variety (1925)
    Lya De Putti and Emil Jannings in Variety (1925)
    Maly Delschaft and Emil Jannings in Variety (1925)
    Emil Jannings in Variety (1925)
    Lya De Putti in Variety (1925)
    Lya De Putti in Variety (1925)
    Variety (1925)
    Lya De Putti and Emil Jannings in Variety (1925)

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    Emil Jannings
    Emil Jannings
    • Boss Hulleras Boss Huller
    Maly Delschaft
    Maly Delschaft
    • Frau Hulleras Frau Huller
    Lya De Putti
    Lya De Putti
    • Bertha-Marieas Bertha-Marie
    Warwick Ward
    Warwick Ward
    • Artinellias Artinelli
    Alice Hechy
    Alice Hechy
    Georg John
    Georg John
    • Seemanas Seeman
    Kurt Gerron
    Kurt Gerron
    • Hafenarbeiteras Hafenarbeiter
    Paul Rehkopf
    • Zuschauer auf dem Jahrmarktas Zuschauer auf dem Jahrmarkt
    Charles Lincoln
    • Spanischer Artistas Spanischer Artist
    Georg Baselt
    Trude Hesterberg
    • Zuschauerin imm Varietéas Zuschauerin imm Varieté
    Werner Krauss
    Werner Krauss
      The Flying Codonas
      • Acrobatic Ensembleas Acrobatic Ensemble
      • (as Die Drei Codonas)
      Alex Hyde and his Original New York Jazz Orchestra
      • Alex Hyde and His Original New York Jazz Orchestraas Alex Hyde and His Original New York Jazz Orchestra
      Enrico Rastelli
      • Jongleuras Jongleur
      Gerhard Bienert
      Gerhard Bienert
      Etelka Maquita
      • Danceras Dancer
      • Director
        • Ewald André Dupont
      • Writers
        • Felix Hollaender(novel "Der Eid des Stephan Huller")
        • Ewald André Dupont(scenario)
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      • Trivia
        Because the film was produced in Germany, it was not made with the intent to pass the newly established MPPDA's "Hays Code" which had been introduced the year before with hopes of mollifying the more than 100 local and state censorship boards around the United States. These boards quickly took an ax to the film, cutting, on average, enough footage to fill two film reels. New York made the fewest cuts, removing slightly less than one reel of footage.
      • Connections
        Edited into Prisoner of Paradise (2002)
      • Soundtracks
        Vaudeville
        Theme song for British release

        Music by Vivian Ellis

        Lyrics by William Helmore

      User reviews14

      Review
      Top review
      7/10
      Variety (1925) - German Expressionism and a cuckold's revenge
      Emil Jannings stares you down

      EA Dupont brings the circus to town

      All you needa know.
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      • dalton424
      • Sep 1, 2020

      Details

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      • Release date
        • January 31, 1926 (Finland)
      • Country of origin
        • Germany
      • Languages
        • None
        • German
      • Also known as
        • Jealousy
      • Production company
        • Universum Film (UFA)
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      Box office

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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $709,613
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      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        1 hour 12 minutes
      • Color
        • Black and White
      • Sound mix
        • Silent
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.33 : 1

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