Husbands or Lovers

Husbands or Lovers

Husbands or Lovers

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Husbands or Lovers

1924

0h 56m

5.6(10 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

A wife, bored by her overweight slob of a husband, gives in to the temptation of a slickly seductive poet.

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13 members

Acting

Elisabeth Bergner

Nju

Elisabeth Bergner

Acting

Emil Jannings

Ehemann

Emil Jannings

Acting

Conrad Veidt

Der Liebhaber, ein Dichter

Conrad Veidt

Acting

Maria Bard

Kindermädchen

Maria Bard

Acting

Nils Edwall

Kind

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Annie Röttgen

Unknown Role

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Margarete Kupfer

Unknown Role

Margarete Kupfer

Acting

Karl Platen

Unknown Role

Karl Platen

Acting

Max Kronert

Unknown Role

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Walter Werner

Unknown Role

Walter Werner

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Grete Lundt

Unknown Role

Grete Lundt

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Maria Forescu

Unknown Role

Maria Forescu

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Fritz Ley

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