Asphalt (1929 film)
| Asphalt | |
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| Directed by | Joe May |
| Written by | Hans Szekely |
| Produced by | Erich Pommer |
| Starring | Gustav Fröhlich Else Heller Albert Steinruck Betty Amann |
| Cinematography | Günther Rittau |
| Distributed by | Universum Film AG |
Release dates |  March 11, 1929 |
| Country | Germany |
| Languages | Silent film German intertitles |
Asphalt is a 1929 German silent film. The film was one of the last silent films released in Germany as the world was entering the era of sound film.
Production
Crew
Asphalt was made by UFA; a German studio, and produced by the Erich Pommer who was responsible for producing several films by directors including Fritz Lang (including Der müde Tod (1921), Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler (1922), Die Nibelungen (1924), Metropolis (1927), and Spione (1928)), FW Murnau (The Last Laugh (1924), Faust (1926), Tartüff (1927).) and other popular films of the era including The Cabinet of Dr.Caligari and Varieté.
Director Joe May co-wrote the script. The sets were designed by Erich Kettelhut who also worked on Dr. Mabuse, der Spieler, Metropolis, Berlin: Die Symphonie der Grossstadt), with the uncredited assistance of Robert Herlth (Der müde Tod, Der letzte Mann, Tartüff, Faust) and Walter Röhrig (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari, Tartüff, Faust). The cinematographer was Günther Rittau (Die Nibelungen, Metropolis, Der blaue Engel).
Premiere
Asphalt was premiered on March 11, 1929 at Berlin's prestigious Ufa-Palast am Zoo. Critics noted the cheap, pulp-fiction nature of the plot but also praised May’s skill and cinematography and editing.
External links
- Essay on Asphalt at the Masters of Cinema website
- Asphalt at Rotten Tomatoes
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