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Underworld is a 1927 silent film directed by Josef von Sternberg. Originally, it was to have been directed by Arthur Rosson, but he was fired by Paramount Pictures. It was written by Ben Hecht, adapted by Charles Furthman and Robert N. Lee, with titles by George Marion Jr.. It was produced by B.P. Schulberg and Hector Turnbull with cinematography by Bert Glennon and edited by E. Lloyd Sheldon.

Paramount Pictures initially predicted this film to be a failure and therefore only released in one theater initially in New York, New York. Ben Hecht even asked for his name to be taken off the credits. After strong word-of-mouth, the movie went on to become a hit.

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Ben Hecht won the Academy Award for Writing in the 1st Academy Awards ceremony in 1927 for his work on this film.

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