Joe.May.Asphalt.1929.DVDR.PAL.DVD9.MoC-07.nfo
Asphalt (1929)
AKAs
Der Polizeiwachtmeister und die Diamantenelse (Germany)
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0019655/
Masters of Cinema Series # 07
http://eurekavideo.co.uk/moc/catalogue/asphalt/
Director: Joe May
A well-dressed lady thief (Betty Amann) steals a precious stone from a jewellery shop. The aged jeweller prefers to let the young woman go, but the policeman who catches her explains he is obliged to pursue the case further. She tries to seduce the policeman (Gustav Frohlich), and he gradually succumbs to her charms, but her criminal background dooms their relationship when an argument leads to murder.
Born Julius Otto Mandl in Vienna, 1880, Joe May is best remembered today for his two-part Das indische Grabmal [The Indian Tomb], co-scripted by the young Fritz Lang and Thea von Harbou. He moved to London in 1933, then Hollywood, and was widely regarded as having discovered Lang, von Harbou and E. A. Dupont. May was one of the most productive cineastes of the silent screen and The Masters of Cinema Series is proud to present his masterpiece Asphalt for the first time on DVD anywhere in the world.
Format: PAL (UK release)
DVD9 4.81 GB - Exact Untouched Copy
Color: Black and White; monaural
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 OAR
Time (main feature): 90 minutes
Audio: Silent
Subtitles: German intertitles (and optional English subtitles)
DISC FEATURES:
# New restored transfer.
# Original German intertitles with optional English subtitles.
# Sumptuous new orchestral score by Karl-Ernst Sasse.
# New English subtitle translation.
Studio: Eureka Video
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