Underworld
La Cinémathèque Française
51 Rue de Bercy, 75012 Paris
Cycle: Les grands classiques du cinéma muet vus par Henri Langlois / Les filmsRoom: HLVersion: INT. FR.Format: 35 mmNote: Accompagnement musical par Jean-François Zygel. Séance présentée par Bernard PayenView screening infoView film info
Friday, May 29
Underworld (also released as Paying the Penalty) is a 1927 American silent gangster film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Clive Brook, Evelyn Brent and George Bancroft. It is considered one of the earliest examples of the film noir genre. The film launched Sternberg's eight-year collaboration with Paramount Pictures, with whom he would produce his seven films with actress Marlene Dietrich. Journalist and screenwriter Ben Hecht won an Academy Award for Best Original Story.
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