Brothers (German: Brüder) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Werner Hochbaum. The film was shot on location in the dockyards of Hamburg using a mainly amateur cast.[1] Hochbaum was closely associated with the Social Democratic Party at the time and made several films portraying working class conditions.

Brothers
Directed byWerner Hochbaum
Written byWerner Hochbaum
Produced byWerner Hochbaum
CinematographyGustav Berger
Production
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Werner Hochbaum Filmproduktion
Release date
  • 28 April 1929 (1929-04-28)
CountryGermany
Languages

Partial cast

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  • Gyula Balogh as Der Sohn
  • Erna Schumacher as Die alte Mutter
  • Ilse Berger

References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p. 202

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
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