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] It was shot at the Marienfelde Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Moldenhauer. It was produced and distributed by National Film.
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Directed by | Gerhard Lamprecht |
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Cinematography | Karl Hasselmann |
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Distributed by | National Film |
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Running time | 80 minutes |
Country | Germany |
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Synopsis
editAfter 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
edit- 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
editBibliography
edit- Jelavich, Peter (2005). Berlin Alexanderplatz: Radio, Film, and the Death of Weimar Culture. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-24363-7.
- Murray, Bruce Arthur (1990). Film and the German Left in the Weimar Republic: From Caligari to Kuhle Wampe. Austin: University of Texas Press. ISBN 978-0-292-72465-5.
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