Directed by:
Edmund GouldingCinematography:
William H. DanielsComposer:
Charles MaxwellCast:
Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, Jean Hersholt, Purnell Pratt, Ferdinand Gottschalk, Rafaela Ottiano (more)VOD (3)
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MGM classic focusing on the intertwining lives of the inhabitants of a Berlin hotel. A lonely ballerina (Greta Garbo) contemplates suicide; a ruthless industrialist (Wallace Beery) makes a last ditch attempt to save his company; a fallen aristocrat (John Barrymore) resorts to thievery; an ambitious young woman (Joan Crawford) is about to trade her virtue for success; and a terminally-ill clerk (Lionel Barrymore) has a final fling. All five residents are unaware that their lives are about to change dramatically. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
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Even though the film is almost two hours long, it doesn't bore; it just occasionally surprises with how almost theatrically powerful the performances are, but that can be easily endured with Greta Garbo and John Barrymore in the lead. They are indeed otherwise excellent, and even though the film is presented as a drama, it's a pleasant drama in which these actors charm.
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