German Empire,
1929, 131 min
Directed by:
Georg Wilhelm PabstComposer:
William P. PerryCast:
Louise Brooks, Fritz Kortner, Francis Lederer, Daisy d'Ora, Michael von Newlinsky, Sig Arno, Alice Roberts, Gustav Diessl, Carl GoetzPlots(1)
This classic silent German film tells of Lulu, a sensual chorus girl whose uncontainable sexual power literally destroys every man with whom she has an affair, until she encounters one of history's most notorious killers - Jack the Ripper. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
Louise Brooks
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Francis Lederer
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Alice Roberts
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Carl Goetz
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