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People on Sunday

1930 · 74 min

A sunlit, unhurried slice of life that drifts like a lazy weekend, mixing gentle comedy with quiet melancholy.

Directed by
Edgar G. Ulmer, Robert Siodmak
Genres
Drama
Starring
Erwin Splettstößer, Brigitte Borchert, Wolfgang von Waltershausen
Overview
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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Directed by
Edgar G. Ulmer, Robert Siodmak
Genres
Drama
Starring
Erwin Splettstößer, Brigitte Borchert, Wolfgang von Waltershausen
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • friendship
  • work
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism9
Romance4
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Edgar G. Ulmer, Robert Siodmak
Written by
Billy Wilder
Starring
Erwin Splettstößer, Brigitte Borchert, Wolfgang von Waltershausen, Christl Ehlers, Annie Schreyer, Kurt Gerron, Valeska Gert, Heinrich Gretler
Music
Otto Stenzeel
Cinematography
Eugen Schüfftan
Runtime
74 min
Country
Germany
Languages
No Language

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