Conrad Veidt plays a famous musician who is blackmailed for being gay. Eventually he stands trial and is convicted. At the end the film pleads for the abolition of §175 (the law that punishes homosexuality).
28th May 1919
107 years ago
51 minutes
Finishes at 12:10am
7/10
70%
70%
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