FILM ROOM · SILENT ERA
Underworld
Josef von Sternberg’s American silent crime film, a landmark in the director’s Paramount period.
ABOUT THIS FILM
Underworld · 1927
Josef von Sternberg’s American silent crime film, a landmark in the director’s Paramount period.
ARCHIVAL METADATA
Paramount Pictures · 80 min · B/W · Inter-titled
HISTORICAL CONTEXT
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