Anders als die Anderen
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Synopsis
The story of a famous violinist who is black-mailed by a young man who he once took home from a party. The matter goes to court and both are sent to jail for their respective "crimes."
Director
Richard Oswald
Cast
Conrad Veidt
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Only one print, a fragmented copy, survives. Other prints were destroyed by the Nazis in the early 1930s.
The role played by Conrad Veidt was probably the first homosexual character written for cinema.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1919
Released in United States January 2000
Released in United States June 1997
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival June 20-20, 1997.
"Different From the Others" was produced at the time of the first gay liberation movement led by Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld in prewar Berlin. Only a fragmented copy of the film survived the 1930's when the Nazi's destroyed all prints of the film.
Released in United States 1919
intertitled Ukranian
Released in United States January 2000 (Shown in New York City (Walter Reade) as part of program "Berlin Metropolis: Jews and Jewish Culture in Early German Cinema" at "9th Annual New York Jewish Film Festival" January 16-27, 2000.)
Released in United States June 1997 (Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival June 20-20, 1997.)
