---
title: 'Behind the Altar (1927)'
type: 'film'
director: 'William Dieterle'
released: '1927-12-08'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/behind-the-altar-1927'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017923/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Behind the Altar (1927)

1927 · Drama · Germany


## Synopsis

Behind the Altar or The Secret of Abbe X is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Julius Brandt and William Dieterle and starring Dieterle, Marcella Albani, and Alfred Gerasch.

## Credits

- **Director:** [William Dieterle](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-dieterle), [Julius Brandt](https://cinepixo.com/people/julius-brandt)
- **Screenplay:** [William Dieterle](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-dieterle)
- **Director of Photography:** [Erich Nitzschmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-nitzschmann), [Giovanni Vitrotti](https://cinepixo.com/people/giovanni-vitrotti), [Otto Martini](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-martini)

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