male homosexuality,docudrama,lgbt,partially lost film,gay theme

Different from the Others (1919)

Poster for Different from the Others

Conrad Veidt plays a famous musician who is blackmailed for being gay. Eventually he stands trial and is convicted. At the end the film pleads for the abolition of §175 (the law that punishes homosexuality).

Cast & Crew

Director
Richard Oswald
  • Profile picture of Conrad Veidt
    Paul Körner Conrad Veidt
  • Profile picture of Anita Berber
    Else Sivers Anita Berber
  • Profile picture of Magnus Hirschfeld
    Doctor / Sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld
  • Profile picture of Reinhold Schünzel
    Franz Bollek Reinhold Schünzel
  • Profile picture of Fritz Schulz
    Kurt Sivers Fritz Schulz
  • Profile picture of Ernst Pittschau
    Paul's Brother Ernst Pittschau
  • Profile picture of Wilhelm Diegelmann
    Kurt's Father Wilhelm Diegelmann
  • Profile picture of Anita Berber
    Else, Kurt's Sister Anita Berber

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Keywords

  • male homosexuality
  • docudrama
  • lgbt
  • partially lost film
  • gay theme