
A small town bank official, entrusted with taking money to Vienna, spends some of it.On his return to admit his guilt he learns that his boss,the director, has run off with even more.


Is it worth your time? If you like movies that feel a bit like a dusty, half-forgotten telegram, you'll probably dig The Upright Sinner. It’s definitely not for folks who need a high-octane thriller or constant plot twists to keep their eyes glued to the screen. It’s small. It’s quiet. It feels like a story someone whi...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Fritz Kortner

Vernon Stallings
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"Is it worth your time? If you like movies that feel a bit like a dusty, half-forgotten telegram, you'll probably dig The Upright Sinner. It’s definitely not for folks who need a high-octane thriller or constant plot twists to keep their eyes glued to the screen. It’s small. It’s quiet. It feels like a story someone whispered to you in a train station. If you have the patience for black-and-white dramas where the main character is mostly just sweating in his suit, you’re the target audience. Ever..."
Valentin Kataev, Alfred Polgar, Fritz Kortner
Germany

1931 · IMDb 6.7

