Different from the Others
1919
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Synopsis
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).
Different from the Others (1919) is a 51 min drama feature film by Richard Oswald. Conrad Veidt plays a famous musician who is blackmailed for being gay.
Key facts
Cast
Conrad Veidt, Anita Berber, Magnus Hirschfeld, Reinhold Schünzel, Fritz Schulz, Leo Connard, Ilse von Tasso-Lind, Ernst Pittschau
Original language
German
First release
May 28, 1919 (Germany)
Crew
Screenplay
Magnus Hirschfeld, Richard Oswald
Producer
Richard Oswald
Cinematography
Max Fassbender
Stills
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Festival History
- Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy 2021 generic
- Q! Film Festival 2010 generic
- Queer Lisboa 2000 generic
- Frameline: San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival 1986 generic
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Germany | May 28, 1919 |
Full credits
| Director | Richard Oswald |
| 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 Hellborn) |
| Screenplay | Magnus Hirschfeld, Richard Oswald |
| Producer | Richard Oswald |
| Cinematography | Max Fassbender |
| Production design | Emil Linke |
Additional data: TMDB.
