''A Free People'' (german: Freies Volk) is a 1925 German silent

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directed by Martin Berger and starring

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and

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. It is now considered a

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. It was one of two films made by Berger under commission from the

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along with 1924's ''The Forge''. Neither of them were commercial successes on release. The film's art direction was by

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. A servant leads a campaign against the justice of his employer, leading eventually to

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and a general strike.

Cast

In alphabetical order

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* 1925 films Films of the Weimar Republic Films directed by Martin Berger German silent feature films 1925 drama films German drama films German black-and-white films Lost German films Silent drama films 1920s German films {{Germany-silent-film-stub