Different from the Others

Original title: Anders als die Andern

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Fritz Schulz and Conrad Veidt in Different from the Others (1919)

In celebration of Pride, we recognize these unsung heroes of LGBTQ+ film history and the movies that changed the face of the film industry forever.

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Two male musicians fall in love, but blackmail and scandal makes the affair take a tragic turn.Two male musicians fall in love, but blackmail and scandal makes the affair take a tragic turn.Two male musicians fall in love, but blackmail and scandal makes the affair take a tragic turn.

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- Richard Oswald
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- Magnus Hirschfeld
- Richard Oswald
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Director
- Richard Oswald
Writers
- Magnus Hirschfeld
- Richard Oswald
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

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Fascinating piece of history

"Anders als die Andern" (Different from the Others) is a 1919 German film starring Conrad Veidt that was pieced together and shown at one point on public television.

About a law on the books that makes homosexuality a crime, it had a very short run in Germany before being pulled, and people who attended the movie were harassed.

The lead is played by a German actor familiar to American audiences, usually for portraying a bad guy, Conrad Veidt. Despite dying in 1943, Veidt had a nearly 30-year career in films. Here he plays possibly the first gay character in cinema who, with such a law in place, is a target for a blackmailer.

A very interesting film with a wonderful performance by Veidt. Only part of the movie remains, but it has been put together as well as can be expected - it is, after all, a mere 102 years old. It's amazing how relevant some of the material in it remains today.

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May 23, 2006
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Magnus Hirschfeld, a prominent sexologist, co-wrote the screenplay and made a cameo appearance as The Doctor, with whom Paul Korner consults. A scene resembling that of the modern-day LGBT scene existed in Weimar Germany, albeit underground, and the scene at the gay bar featured actual LGBT individuals. The screenwriter and author Anita Loos said of this period, in 1923: "Any Berlin lady of the night might turn out to be a man: the prettiest girl on the street was Conrad Veidt, who later became an international film star." (It was Hirschfeld who coined the term 'transvestism.')

Quotes
Arzt: Respected ladies and gentlemen take heed. The time will come when such tragedies will be no more. For knowledge will conquer prejudice, truth will conquer lies, and love will triumph over hatred.

Alternate versions
There is an Italian edition of this film on DVD, distributed by DNA srl, "DIVERSI DAGLI ALTRI: Alle Origini Del Cinema Gay - Special Edition" (4 Films on a single DVD: Mikaël, 1924 + Fireworks, 1947 + Un chant d'amour, 1950 + Anders als die Andern, 1919), re-edited with the contribution of film historian Riccardo Cusin. This version is also available for streaming on some platforms.