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Menschen (1920)

★ 9.0/10 60 min Drama Germany German
Director: Martin Berger
Streaming: Not available

Description

Martin Berger’s 'Menschen' serves as a harrowing socio-cinematic autopsy of the human spirit, adrift in the wreckage of a post-war landscape. Far from the escapist fantasies that often dominated early Weimar screens, this 1921 opus delves into the penumbral existence of the disenfranchised. The narrative follows a fatalistic trajectory, where the characters—portrayed with a raw, almost primitive intensity—grapple with the crushing weight of systemic indifference and personal moral decay.

Top Cast

Grete Ly
Eugen Klöpfer
Eugen Klöpfer
Ilka Grüning
Ilka Grüning
Alexander Ekert
Bernhard Goetzke
Bernhard Goetzke
Charles Willy Kayser
Charles Willy Kayser
A.L. Porttier
Waldemar Pottier

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