This double-DVD presents two feature films by Gerhard Lamprecht which reproduce Heinrich Zille's view of the Berlin milieu ("Milljöh"). In Die Verrufenen (1925) the engineer Robert Kramer, released from prison, cannot find his way back to civilian life. He wants to end his life, but is held back by the streetwalker Emma. In Die Unehelichen (1926) three working-class children suffer under their violent foster parents, till a dramatic incident changes their lives.
The Films
Die Verrufenen (Der fünfte Stand) - Germany 1925 - Directed by: Gerhard Lamprecht - Written by: Luise Heilbron-Körbitz, Gerhard Lamprecht, based on experiences by Heinrich Zille - Cinematography by: Karl Hasselmann - Cast: Bernhard Goetzke, Paul Bildt, Margarete Kupfer, Aud Egede Nissen, Arthur Bergen, Eduard Rothauser, Mady Christians - Produced by: Gerhard Lamprecht-Film-Produktion, Berlin - Release date: August 28, 1925 (Berlin)
Die Unehelichen - Germany 1926 - Directed by: Gerhard Lamprecht - Written by: Luise Heilbron-Körbitz, Gerhard Lamprecht - Cinematography by: Karl Hasselmann - Cast: Ralph Ludwig, Alfred Grosser, Margot Misch, Fee Wachsmuth, Bernhard Goetzke, Margarete Kupfer - Produced by: Gerhard Lamprecht-Film-Produktion, Berlin - Release date: September 6, 1926 (Berlin)
DVD features (2-disc DVD)
DVD 1
- Die Verrufenen (Der fünfte Stand) 1925, 113'
- New score by Donald Sosin
- 16 page trilingual booklet with an essay by Rolf Aurich and Wolfgang Jacobsen
DVD 2
- Die Unehelichen 1926, 96'
- New score by Donald Sosin
Edited by: Deutsche Kinemathek and Goethe-Institut
DVD authoring: Ralph Schermbach
DVD supervision: Annette Groschke
First edition November 2012, Second edition December 2013
