A caged man confesses his sins through flashbacks of lust and flying.
Murderer “Boss” Huller—after having spent ten years in prison—breaks his silence to tell the warden his story.
Cinematography
Karl Freund's restless camera swings through space like a trapeze.
Acting
Jannings: volcanic face, body as ruin, silent cinema's wounded titan.
Direction
Dupont orchestrates chaos with the precision of a ringmaster.
Director
E.A. Dupont
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