People on Sunday
Menschen am Sonntag
1930 · 74 min · DE
Directed by Robert Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer
A semi-documentary experimental 1930 German silent film created by amateurs with a small budget. With authentic scenes of the metropolis city of Berlin, it's the first film from the later famous screenwriters/directors Billy Wilder and Fred Zinnemann.
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People on Sunday — Criterion Collection
Criterion release with essay on this Weimar-era film by young filmmakers including Siodmak and Ulmer.
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People on Sunday: Young People Like Us — Criterion Collection Current
Essay on how this film undermined big studios through minimal means and non-professional casting.
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People on Sunday, the Carelessness of Young Men, and Making Movies — Medium
Analysis of the film's unique hybrid of documentary and fictional storytelling in Weimar Berlin.
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Cast
Principal players
Erwin Splettstößer
Erwin, the taxi driver
Brigitte Borchert
Brigitte Borchert, the record shop sales assistant
Wolfgang von Waltershausen
Wolfgang, the wine shop sales assistant
Christl Ehlers
Christl, the film extra
Annie Schreyer
Annie, the model
Kurt Gerron
Kurt
Valeska Gert
Valeska
Heinrich Gretler
Heinrich
Ernö Verebes
Ernö
M
Moriz Seeler
Photo Subject at Beach
