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Two People (1930 film)

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Two People
Directed byErich Waschneck
Written byRichard Voss (novel)
Alfred Schirokauer
Hans H. Zerlett
Produced byJoe Pasternak
StarringCharlotte Susa
Gustav Fröhlich
Fritz Alberti
CinematographyRichard Angst
Mutz Greenbaum
Giovanni Vitrotti
Music byKarl M. May
Production
company
Cicero Film
Distributed byDeutsche Universal-Film
Release date
  • 22 December 1930 (1930-12-22)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Two People (German: Zwei Menschen) is a 1930 German historical drama film directed by Erich Waschneck and starring Charlotte Susa, Gustav Fröhlich and Fritz Alberti.

The film was distributed by the German subsidiary of Universal Pictures. It is adapted from 1911 novel of the same title by Richard Voss. It has been filmed in Germany on two other occasions a 1924 silent Two People by Hanns Schwarz and a 1952 sound film Two People by Paul May.[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Leopold Blonder and Willy Schiller. It was partly shot on location in Italy.

Plot

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Junker Rochus and Judith Platter are in love. Rochus' mother, a domineering religious fanatic, wants him to break off the relationship and become a priest, but he is reluctant to do so. The mother swears that he will take up orders, but when he does not follow through she dies of grief. Feeling guilty, Rochus reluctantly abandons his romance with Judith and enters the priesthood. Judith commits suicide, and Rochus finds that he must preside at her funeral.

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Goble p.484

Bibliography

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  • Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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