Slums of Berlin

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Slums of Berlin
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Directed by Gerhard Lamprecht
Written by
Starring
Cinematography Karl Hasselmann
Production
company
Distributed byNational Film
Release date
  • 28 August 1925 (1925-08-28)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages

Slums of Berlin (German : Die Verrufenen) is a 1925 German silent drama film directed by Gerhard Lamprecht and starring Aud Egede-Nissen, Bernhard Goetzke, and Mady Christians. [1] It was shot at the Marienfelde Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Moldenhauer. It was produced and distributed by National Film.

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Synopsis

After taking the rap for a crime committed by his girlfriend, a man serves four years in prison. On his release he discovers she has since married a wealthy man, and that he is now ostracized by society including his own family. He sinks into a state of despair, until he is rescued and reformed by a sympathetic prostitute who helps him gain work at a factory.

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  1. Jelavich, p. 204.

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