People on Sunday / directed by Robert Siodmak, Edgar G. Ulmer ; produced by Heinrich Nebenzahl, Edgar G. Ulmer; scritp by Billie Wilder.
An effervescent, sunlit silent film about a handful of city dwellers enjoying a weekend outing that offers a rare glimpse of Weimar-era Berlin. A unique hybrid of documentary and fictional storytelling, the film was both an experiment and a mainstream hit that would influence generations of film art...
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| Language: | English German |
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Silent dialogue; German intertitles with English subtitles. |
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[United States] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2011], ©2011.
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| Edition: | Special edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
569. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (73 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet. |
| Variant Title: |
People Sunday. [Parallel title]
Menschen am Sonntag. |
| Format: | Video DVD |
| Summary: |
An effervescent, sunlit silent film about a handful of city dwellers enjoying a weekend outing that offers a rare glimpse of Weimar-era Berlin. A unique hybrid of documentary and fictional storytelling, the film was both an experiment and a mainstream hit that would influence generations of film artists around the world. People On Sunday represents an astonishing confluence of talent, an early collaboration by a group of German filmmakers who would all go on to become major Hollywood players. |
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| Note: | Accompanied by a booklet. Title from container. Originally released as a motion picture in 1930. Bonus features: two scores; "Weekend am Wansee" documentary; "Ins Blaue hinein". Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CW2 D0133671 VideoDVD PN1997 .P46 2011 VideoDVD |
| ISBN: | 9781604654370 1604654376 |
| System Details: | DVD; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby Digtial Stereo. |
| Cast: |
Annie Schreyer, Brigitte Borchert, Christl Ehlers, Erwin Splettstosser, Wolfgang Von Waltershausen. |