(Pillars of Society)
Germany · 1935 · DCP 2K · Black and White · 87' · o.v. German
The life of a shipowner is disturbed by the return of his brother-in-law, who knows the truth about his past. Twelve years after staging it in the theater, Sirk adapts Ibsen’s play with some variations, such as the prologue in America and the storm scene, and highlights the irony of the title.
Director
Detlef Sierck
Screenplay
Georg C. Klaren, Karl Peter Gillmann
Cast
Albrecht Schoenhals, Heinrich George, Horst Teetzmann, Maria Krahn, Suse Graf
Producer
Robert Neppach
Cinematography
Carl Drews
Editing
Friedel Buckow
Music
Franz R. Friedl
Production
Universum Film
International sales
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung
