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People on Sunday (German: Menschen am Sonntag) is a 1930 German silent drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and Edgar G. Ulmer from a screenplay by Robert and Curt Siodmak. Curt was the younger brother of Robert Siodmak.
People on Sunday: Directed by Robert Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer, Rochus Gliese, Curt Siodmak, Fred Zinnemann. With Erwin Splettstößer, Brigitte Borchert, Wolfgang von Waltershausen, Christl Ehlers. Two men and two women enjoy a pleasant Sunday at the beach amid the unending toil of the working week.
A unique hybrid of documentary and fictional storytelling, People on Sunday was both an experiment and a mainstream hit that would influence generations of film artists around the world.
Jan 11, 2012 · The action of the movie centres on five central characters, and takes place over a single weekend. At the start of the movie, a handsome young man, Wolfgang [a wine dealer in real life] sees a pretty girl [Christl - a film extra] who seems to be waiting in the street for someone who has not arrived.
Jan 14, 2015 · The movie, directed by Robert Siodmak and Edgar G. Ulmer (with uncredited contributions from Fred Zinnemann), stars five amateurs who play roles based on their real lives—none of...
In 1929, a loose collective of young German filmmakers working their way up the ladder of the German studio system took the reigns of a low budget production about a group of attractive young Berliners who meet up for a Sunday outing to lakes.
"A film without actors," People on Sunday is a unique experiment in observational discovery shot in the areas around Berlin in summer 1929. A pioneering work...
