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This movie was restored in 2014/2015

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by the Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Foundation
in Wiesbaden, Germany,

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in cooperation with
Filmarchiv Austria in Vienna.

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The source material was
an abridged nitrate copy for the US market,

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provided by the Library of Congress in
Washington, D.Okay.

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The German intertitles and missing scenes

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stem from a nitrate copy
of Filmarchiv Austria.

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Some shots were added from a duplicate copy
of the Filmmuseum Munich

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and a duplicate negative
of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.

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Missing title cards were reconstructed
on the basis of the censorship card

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and the typography
of the Viennese copy's intertitles.

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They are marked by the abbreviation FWMS.

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The digital restoration in 2K definition
was realized by Filmarchiv Austria.

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VARIETY

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The tragedy of an acrobat

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based on motives of Felix Hollaender's
novel "Der Eid des Stephan Huller"

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Adapted for the screen and directed
by E. A. Dupont

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Cinematography: Karl Freund
Production Design: O. F. Werndorff

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Starring: Boss - Emil Jannings

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His wife - Mary Delschaft

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The strange girl - Lya de Putti

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Artinelli - Warwick Ward

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The prison director, an inmate, a soldier

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"Call up number 28."

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"Your wife has appealed for clemency
at the minister of justice

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on which I have to take a stand on."

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"During the whole trial and
in the ten years of your sentence,

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you have never uttered a single word
about what has happened -"

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"Don't you want to lighten
your conscience now?"

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May God not let my prayers
for your release be in vain.

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Your son and I haven't
given up on you. We wait.

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Your wife and your child.

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"It began in Hamburg — — —

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"— — — the Parisian beauty pageant
is about to start.”

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"— — - Youth!"

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"— — — Beauty!!"

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"---Grace!!!"

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"Due to the large crowd the entry is only
20 Pennys, including: everything — — -"

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"The ladies are already dressing up
for the presentation.”

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"Don't be shy, gentlemen, —
you see the most up front — — "

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That night, the freight ship
"Berta Marie" moored in Hamburg.

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"Very well,
I'll bring her to Boss — — —

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"I just arrived from Frisco
on the 'Berta-Marie'.

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We've picked up a woman
and her daughter on the way..."

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"Around Cape Verde,
the woman has died of a fever.

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What are we supposed to do with the girl?"

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"I'm telling you, the 'Berta-Marie' is
cursed. I already got myself paid off."

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"And now you want me to hire the girl?"

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— ——well, she can dance — — —

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"What does she want here? —
We have enough of her kind — — -

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"She stays!"

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"She stays!"

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"She has got such a curious name,

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we just named her
''Berta Marie' after the ship."

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"Isn't this a boring life?

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Do you remember the old days,
when we would do our trapeze act?"

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"Do you want to break your legs again
and spend a year in the hospital again?"

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"However — — — I'm as fit as a fiddle.
We should try it again — —-"

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— — — we could get out of here
— ——live a decent life."

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"But without me — — —
without me — - -"

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The  new one"

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After the show.

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"Don't be mad..."

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"Are you really not mad at me...?"

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The strange charme...

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"The show is over!!"

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"Didn't you hear me... I have quit...
Definitely quit..."

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"Dinner's getting cold!"

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"We have to leave... tonight..."

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"You know, I'm abandoning
my wife and child - — - !"

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On the first day of the new month:

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The new program of the Berliner
Wintergarten theater is published.

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No girl's boarding school -
but the famous Tiller Girls.

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The express from London and Paris
brings new artists as well...

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" ..monsieur le directeur..."

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"Mister Artinelli has arrived — — —
He's waiting in the office — — -"

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"— — I just came here to tell you
that I won't be able to perform..."

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"At our last performance at
the London Coliseum, my brother fell — -"

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... so the famous Artinelli sat among the
audience that night ...

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... and watched the new program

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of which he was supposed to be the star
passing by.

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"Come on, Klereck,
or else I start to bawl..."

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"Boss resurfaced only weeks ago...

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... with a new partner ...

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... he said he was fed up with Hamburg.

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I'm not surprised,
he has always been a flawless acrobat.”

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The alarm clock of Berlin.

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"You're lucky.
I know a new partner for you..."

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"You must be crazy...
I cannot work with a fairground acrobat.”

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"He's a top catcher — — —
And his new partner, I can tell you — — —

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"Listen — — the famous
Artinelli wants to hire us — — —

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He wants us to start at
the Wintergarten — — -"

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"... don't you want to?"

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"You h a v e to say yes.."

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— — please.”

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The three Artinellis became
the talk of the day in Berlin...

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"You should consider yourself lucky...

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This Artinelli is not just
a phenomenal acrobat ...

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... he is also a very interesting man..."

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"You should consider yourself lucky...
You have a charming little wife."

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"King and queen — that's us!”

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"Artinelli invited the
whole staff for tonight —

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He wants to celebrate
the new program's success."

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"A souvenir of our first performance — — —

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Acrobat jokes.

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"Light's off!"

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This day, no acrobat came to the rehearsal.

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They met at the coffee bar
in the afternoon.

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"Artinelli? He's still sleeping!”

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"How are you?"

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"Following our success last night,

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I have already received an offer
to go to America."

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"Would you mind closing the door?
There's a draft..."

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"You should thank me, you know?

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Without me, you would have to spend your
whole life on fairgrounds..."

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"Is this your gratitude?"

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"You seem to be lucky at cards
and in love!"

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Invitation to a spring party with
fireworks. Berlin's Artist Association.

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"I have a meeting tonight."

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"What a shame. I have never seen
something like this!!"

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"Why don't you go with Mister Artinelli?"

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Spring party with fireworks...

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"You know how much I love to dance."

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The daily card game.

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"Your luck at cards is truly incredible!"

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"I have seen it with my own eyes.
Last night at the garden party — -"

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NEVER FORGET YOUR WIFE AND CHILD.

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NEVER FORGET YOUR WIFE AND CHILD.
BUY INTO A LIFE INSURANCE.

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"Tell my wife I'm coming home late tonight.

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I'm meeting a colleague from Hamburg."

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"Choose a knife and defend yourself!"

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"I count to three!"

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"Where is the next police station?"

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"God's hand has rested heavily on you,

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but his mercy
is greater than his judgment.”