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People on Sunday

Original title: Menschen am Sonntag
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  • 1h 13m
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Menschen am Sonntag (1930)
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  • Comedy
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  • Romance

Two men and two women enjoy a pleasant Sunday at the beach amid the unending toil of the working week.Two men and two women enjoy a pleasant Sunday at the beach amid the unending toil of the working week.Two men and two women enjoy a pleasant Sunday at the beach amid the unending toil of the working week.

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  • Directors
    • Robert Siodmak
    • Edgar G. Ulmer
    • Rochus Gliese(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Billy Wilder(screenplay)
    • Curt Siodmak(based on a reportage by)
    • Robert Siodmak(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Erwin Splettstößer
    • Brigitte Borchert
    • Wolfgang von Waltershausen
Top credits
  • Directors
    • Robert Siodmak
    • Edgar G. Ulmer
    • Rochus Gliese(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Billy Wilder(screenplay)
    • Curt Siodmak(based on a reportage by)
    • Robert Siodmak(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • Erwin Splettstößer
    • Brigitte Borchert
    • Wolfgang von Waltershausen
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 22User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
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    People On Sunday
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    People On Sunday

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    Annie Schreyer in Menschen am Sonntag (1930)
    Menschen am Sonntag (1930)
    Brigitte Borchert and Christl Ehlers in Menschen am Sonntag (1930)
    Christl Ehlers and Wolfgang von Waltershausen in Menschen am Sonntag (1930)
    Brigitte Borchert in Menschen am Sonntag (1930)
    Christl Ehlers in Menschen am Sonntag (1930)
    Christl Ehlers in Menschen am Sonntag (1930)
    Christl Ehlers in Menschen am Sonntag (1930)
    Brigitte Borchert and Christl Ehlers in Menschen am Sonntag (1930)
    Brigitte Borchert, Christl Ehlers, Erwin Splettstößer, and Wolfgang von Waltershausen in Menschen am Sonntag (1930)
    Annie Schreyer and Erwin Splettstößer in Menschen am Sonntag (1930)
    Annie Schreyer in Menschen am Sonntag (1930)

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    Erwin Splettstößer
    Erwin Splettstößer
    • Self (taxi driver)as Self (taxi driver)
    Brigitte Borchert
    Brigitte Borchert
    • Self (record seller)as Self (record seller)
    Wolfgang von Waltershausen
    Wolfgang von Waltershausen
    • Self (wine seller)as Self (wine seller)
    Christl Ehlers
    Christl Ehlers
    • Self (an extra in films)as Self (an extra in films)
    Annie Schreyer
    Annie Schreyer
    • Self (model)as Self (model)
    Kurt Gerron
    Kurt Gerron
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Valeska Gert
    Valeska Gert
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Heinrich Gretler
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    Moriz Seeler
    • Photo Subject at Beachas Photo Subject at Beach
    • (uncredited)
    Ernö Verebes
    Ernö Verebes
    • Selfas Self
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Robert Siodmak
      • Edgar G. Ulmer
      • Rochus Gliese(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Billy Wilder(screenplay)
      • Curt Siodmak(based on a reportage by)
      • Robert Siodmak(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      The film was a major hit when it was released in Germany in 1930. Five of the people who worked on the film went on to direct films in Hollywood: Curt Siodmak, his brother Robert Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer, Fred Zinnemann and Billy Wilder.
    • Goofs
      At the picnic a close-up shows Brigitte sitting down at the spot where the napkin was just removed by Christl. But after the cut to medium, Brigitte is back on her haunches, and now lands on her knees.
    • Connections
      Featured in Histoire(s) du cinéma: Toutes les histoires (1989)

    User reviews22

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    10/10
    What Hitler destroyed! An effortless depiction of the joy of life.
    Extraordinary and very simple silent film, put together by some of the most remarkable talents of Twentieth Century Cinema - just read those credits! Within a few years most of these people were in Hollywood, and Hitler had destroyed both the wonderful film industry they had helped build and the joyous Berlin that this film depicts.

    The film tells the story of four strangers, two men and two women, enjoying a lazy Sunday by a lake in Berlin. Nothing much seems to happen, but there is a lot going on, as the four interact. There is innocence, the potential for love, the danger of sex, the force of jealousy and the pain of longing. And through it all is the joy of living!

    Magnificently shot - largely in extreme close-up - the film allows us a glimpse of Berlin between the wars and it is sad to watch it with the knowledge of what was soon to be. It would have been impossible to make this film with dialogue - the words would have destroyed the nuance and the emotion. It reveals the power of silent cinema.

    If the print you see is without a soundtrack, as mine was, then may I recommend playing the Essential Marlene Dietrich during the film. I did this and the combination was unforgettable.
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    • Mar 20, 2000

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 4, 1930 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • People on Sunday, a Film Without Actors
    • Filming locations
      • Strandbad Wannsee, Zehlendorf, Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Film Studio 1929
      • Filmstudio Berlin
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 13 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Silent
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.20 : 1

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