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1931 film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Men Behind Bars (German: Menschen hinter Gittern) is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Pál Fejös and starring Heinrich George, Gustav Diessl and Egon von Jordan.[1] It is the German language version of MGM's The Big House. In the early years of sound before dubbing became widespread, it was common to make films in multiple languages. It premiered in Berlin on June 24, 1931.
Men Behind Bars | |
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German | Menschen hinter Gittern |
Directed by | Pál Fejös |
Written by | E. W. Brandes Walter Hasenclever Frances Marion Ernst Toller |
Produced by | Irving Thalberg |
Starring | Heinrich George Gustav Diessl Egon von Jordan |
Cinematography | J. Peverell Marley Harold Wenstrom |
Edited by | Blanche Sewell |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | German |
The convicts in an overcrowded American prison plot to rise up and stage a massive jailbreak.
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