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People on Sunday (Menschen am Sonntag) represents an astonishing confluence of talent—an early collaboration by a group of German filmmakers who would all go on to become major Hollywood players, including eventual noir masters Robert Siodmak (The Killers, Criss Cross) and Edgar G. Ulmer (Detour, Bluebeard) and future Oscar winners Billy Wilder (Sunset Boulevard, Ace in the Hole) and Fred Zinneman (High Noon, A Man for All Seasons). This effervescent, sunlit silent film, about a handful of city dwellers enjoying a weekend outing (a charming cast of nonprofessionals), offers a rare glimpse of Weimar-era Berlin. 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.
Original Release
02/04/1930
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Brigitte Borchert | Self (record seller) / Plattenverkäuferin Brigitte |
| Wolfgang von Waltershausen | Self (wine seller) / Weinverkäufer Wolfgang |
| Christl Ehlers | Self (an extra in films) / Christl |
| Annie Schreyer | Self (model) / Annie |
| Kurt Gerron | Self / Kurt |
| Valeska Gert | Self / Valeska |
| Heinrich Gretler | Self / Heinrich |
| Ernö Verebes | Self / Ernö |
| Moriz Seeler | Photo Subject at Beach |
| Julien Desjardin | Self (taxi driver) / Taxifahrer Erwin |
Directors
Rochus Gliese, Fred Zinnemann, Curt Siodmak, Robert Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer
Writers
Robert Siodmak, Curt Siodmak, Billy Wilder, Edgar G. Ulmer
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Brigitte Borchert | Self (record seller) / Plattenverkäuferin Brigitte |
| Wolfgang von Waltershausen | Self (wine seller) / Weinverkäufer Wolfgang |
| Christl Ehlers | Self (an extra in films) / Christl |
| Annie Schreyer | Self (model) / Annie |
| Kurt Gerron | Self / Kurt |
| Valeska Gert | Self / Valeska |
| Heinrich Gretler | Self / Heinrich |
| Ernö Verebes | Self / Ernö |
| Moriz Seeler | Photo Subject at Beach |
| Julien Desjardin | Self (taxi driver) / Taxifahrer Erwin |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Edgar G. Ulmer | Executive Producer |
| Moriz Seeler | Producer |
| Seymour Nebenzal | Producer |
