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In a tenement building, a lonely housemaid forms a quiet bond with the humble deliveryman who visits her rear staircase each day. Their simple, hopeful connection is shattered by the arrival of a mysterious and manipulative stranger who preys on the maid's naivety. Jealousy and suspicion poison the atmosphere, leading to a tragic misunderstanding that erupts in violence, forever altering the lives of those who use the back stairs.
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- Directors
- Leopold Jessner, Paul Leni
- Writer
- Carl Mayer
- Studio
- Henny Porten Filmproduktion, Gloria Film, UFA
- Released
- 11 December 1921
- Country
- Germany
- Language
- German
- Runtime
- 50 min
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