---
title: 'Underworld (1927)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Josef von Sternberg'
released: '1927-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 105
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Crime'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/underworld-1927'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018526/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Underworld (1927)

1927 · 105 min · Drama, Crime · United States


## Synopsis

Underworld is a 1927 American silent gangster film directed by Josef von Sternberg and starring Clive Brook, Evelyn Brent and George Bancroft. It is considered one of the earliest examples of the film noir genre. The film launched Sternberg's eight-year collaboration with Paramount Pictures, with whom he would produce his seven films with actress Marlene Dietrich. Journalist and screenwriter Ben Hecht won an Academy Award for Best Original Story.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Josef von Sternberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-von-sternberg)
- **Screenplay:** [Howard Hawks](https://cinepixo.com/people/howard-hawks), [Robert N. Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-n-lee)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Robert Israel](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-israel)
- **Producer:** [B. P. Schulberg](https://cinepixo.com/people/b-p-schulberg), [Hector Turnbull](https://cinepixo.com/people/hector-turnbull)
- **Director of Photography:** [Bert Glennon](https://cinepixo.com/people/bert-glennon)

## Cast

- [Evelyn Brent](https://cinepixo.com/people/evelyn-brent)
- [Larry Semon](https://cinepixo.com/people/larry-semon)
- [Clive Brook](https://cinepixo.com/people/clive-brook)
- [Fred Kohler](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-kohler)
- [George Bancroft](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-bancroft)
- [Helen Lynch](https://cinepixo.com/people/helen-lynch)

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