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1926 film

Children of No Importance
Theatrical film poster
GermanDie Unehelichen
Directed byGerhard Lamprecht
Written byLuise Heilborn-Körbitz
Gerhard Lamprecht
Produced byGerhard Lamprecht
Starring
CinematographyKarl Hasselmann
Music byWilly Schmidt-Gentner
Production
company
Gerhard Lamprecht Filmproduktion
Distributed byNational Film
Release date
  • 6 September 1926 (1926-09-06)
Running time70 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguagesSilent
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

References

  1. 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.

External links

Films directed by Gerhard Lamprecht


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