Slums of Berlin

Slums of Berlin
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	National Film
Distributed by	National Film
Release date	28 August 1925 (1925-08-28)
Running time	80 minutes
Country	Germany
Languages	Silent German intertitles

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.

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.

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Bibliography

• 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.

External links

• Slums of Berlin at IMDb

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