Children of No Importance | |
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Theatrical film poster | |
German | Die Unehelichen |
Directed by | Gerhard Lamprecht |
Written by | Luise Heilborn-Körbitz Gerhard Lamprecht |
Produced by | Gerhard Lamprecht |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Karl Hasselmann |
Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
Production company | Gerhard Lamprecht Filmproduktion |
Distributed by | National Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 70 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Languages | Silent German intertitles |
Children of No Importance or The Illegitimate (German: Die Unehelichen) is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Bernhard Goetzke, Margarete Kupfer and Elsa Wagner. It was part of the series of Enlightenment films produced in Weimar Germany, examining social issues such as illegitimate children.
Plot
A socially aware melodrama delves into the lives of three underprivileged children, each born out of wedlock, residing with foster parents who fail to provide adequate care. The narrative explores the destinies that await these children amidst their challenging circumstances.
Cast
- Bernhard Goetzke
- Margarete Kupfer
- Elsa Wagner
- Jaro Fürth
- Ralph Ludwig
- Fee Wachsmuth
- Margot Misch
- Fred Grosser
- Hermine Sterler
- Max Maximilian
- Eduard Rothauser
- Lili Schoenborn-Anspach
- Paul Bildt
- Käthe Haack
- Hugo Flink
- Ernst Behmer
- Karl Platen
- Trude Lehmann
References
- Murray, Bruce Arthur. Film and the German Left in the Weimar Republic: From Caligari to Kuhle Wampe. University of Texas Press, 1990. p. 82. ISBN 0292724659.
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- 1926 films
- 1926 drama films
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- German silent feature films
- Films directed by Gerhard Lamprecht
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- German black-and-white films
- Silent German drama films
- 1920s German films
- 1920s German-language films
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