Slums of Berlin
Slums of Berlin (German: Die Verrufenen) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Aud Egede-Nissen, Bernhard Goetzke and Mady Christians.[1]
| Slums of Berlin | |
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| Directed by | Gerhard Lamprecht |
| Written by | Heinrich Zille Luise Heilborn-Körbitz Gerhard Lamprecht |
| Starring | Aud Egede-Nissen Bernhard Goetzke Mady Christians Arthur Bergen |
| Cinematography | Karl Hasselmann |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | National Film |
Release date | 28 August 1925 |
Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | Silent German intertitles |
Synopsis
After taking the rap for a crime committed by his girlfriend, a man serves four years in prison. On his release he discovers she has since married a wealthy man, and that he is now ostracized by society including his own family. He sinks into a state of despair, until he is rescued and reformed by a sympathetic prostitute who helps him gain work at a factory.
Cast
- Aud Egede-Nissen
- Bernhard Goetzke
- Mady Christians
- Arthur Bergen
- Frigga Braut
- Georg John
- Eduard Rothauser
- Frida Richard
- Paul Bildt
- Hildegard Imhof
- Christian Bummerstaedt
- Rudolf Biebrach
- Aribert Wäscher
- Margarete Kupfer
- Maria Forescu
- Rudolf Del Zopp
- Paul Gunther
- Robert Garrison
- Max Maximilian
- Sylvia Torf
References
- Jelavich p.204
Bibliography
- Jelavich, Peter. Berlin Alexanderplatz: Radio, Film, And The Death Of Weimar Culture. University of California Press, 2005.
- Murray, Bruce Arthur. Film and the German Left in the Weimar Republic: From Caligari to Kuhle Wampe. University of Texas Press, 1990.
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