- published: 09 Mar 2012
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Hintertreppe (German: Backstairs) was a 1921 silent film. This was the first movie by German director Leopold Jessner, in cooperation with Paul Leni. The film was later criticized for overemphatic acting and contrived poses.Hintertreppe was a precursor of the 1920s German kammerspielfilm style.
A crippled postman (Fritz Kortner) adores a woman (Henny Porten), who is in love with another man (William Dieterle), leading the postman to try to destroy the relationship by murdering the woman's love interest.