''Children's Souls Accuse You'' (German: ''Kinderseelen klagen euch an'') is a 1927 German
silent drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Curtis Bernhardt
Curtis Bernhardt (15 April 1899 – 22 February 1981) was a Jewish film director born in Worms, Germany, under the name Kurt Bernhardt.
He trained as an actor in Germany, and performed on the stage, before starting as a film director in 1924, wi ...
and starring
Albert Steinrück
Albert Steinrück (20 May 1872 – 10 February 1929) was a German stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1929. He starred in the 1923 film '' The Treasure'', which was directed by Georg Wil ...
,
Nathalie Lissenko and
Walter Rilla
Walter Rilla (22 August 1894 – 21 November 1980) was a German film actor of Jewish descent. Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), pg. 213 He appe ...
. It was made with an
anti-abortion
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theme.
[Bock & Bergfelder p.41] It was shot at the
Terra Studios
The Terra Studios or Marienfelde Studios were film studios located in the Berlin suburb of Marienfelde.
The studios were originally a glasshouse constructed in 1913 by the early company Eiko Film, controlled by the producer Franz Vogel who ha ...
in
Berlin
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games.
It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
Heinrich Richter
Heinrich Richter (1884–1981) was a German painter and art director.Soister p.122 He designed the sets for more than a hundred films during his career.
Selected filmography
* ''The Confessions of the Green Mask'' (1916)
* ''The Sensational Tr ...
.
Cast
*
Albert Steinrück
Albert Steinrück (20 May 1872 – 10 February 1929) was a German stage and film actor of the silent era. He appeared in more than 80 films between 1910 and 1929. He starred in the 1923 film '' The Treasure'', which was directed by Georg Wil ...
as Kommerzienrat Enzenberg
*
Nathalie Lissenko as Luise Enzenberg
*
Walter Rilla
Walter Rilla (22 August 1894 – 21 November 1980) was a German film actor of Jewish descent. Siegbert Salomon Prawer, ''Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910-1933'', Berghahn Books (2007), pg. 213 He appe ...
*
Claire Rommer
Claire Rommer (born Klara Romberger; 7 December 1904 – 19 August 1996) was a German stage and film actress.
Selected filmography
* '' The Queen of Whitechapel '' (1922)
* '' The Anthem of Love'' (1922)
* '' Der Herzog von Aleria'' (1923)
* ...
as Annemarie Trebisch
*
Fritz Rasp
Fritz Heinrich Rasp (13 May 1891 – 30 November 1976) was a German film actor who appeared in more than 100 films between 1916 and 1976. His obituary in '' Der Spiegel'' described Rasp as "the German film villain in service, for over 60 years." ...
as Heinrich Voss – Enzenbergs Sekretär
*
Harry Hardt
Harry Hardt (born Hermann Karl Viktor Klimbacher Edler von Reichswahr, Pula, 4 August 1899 – Vienna, 14 November 1980) was an Austrian actor. The son of a military officer, he initially planned a military career for himself, studying at a mil ...
as Buchhalter Banthler
*
Carla Bartheel
Carla Bartheel (born Charlotte Franziska Johanna Barthel, 5 July 1902 – 28 December 1983) was a German film actress and photographer.Giesen p.200
Biography
Carla Bartheel was born Charlotte Franziska Johanna Barthel on 5 July 1902. She took act ...
as Hilda – Heinrichs Schwester
*
Bruno Ziener
Bruno Ziener (11 June 1870 – 9 February 1941) was a German stage and film actor and director. He appeared in over 100 films between 1913 and 1941. He also directed 28 silent films such as '' The Flight into Death'' (1921).Grange p. 95
Selected ...
as Josef – Diener
*
Evi Moog
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People
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* Evi (given name)
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* EVI (European Vaccine Initiative)
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as Die kleine Helmuth
References
Bibliography
* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
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1927 films
Films of the Weimar Republic
German silent feature films
Films directed by Curtis Bernhardt
1927 drama films
German drama films
Films about abortion
German black-and-white films
Silent drama films
1920s German films
Films shot at Terra Studios
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