The Fallen (1926)

Original title

Die Gesunkenen

Directed by

Rudolf Dworsky, Rudolf Walther-Fein

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This silent German drama follows members of the working class struggling with alcoholism. The story focuses on the personal and social consequences of addiction.

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What happens

The Fallen (German: Die Gesunkenen) is a 1926 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Walther-Fein and Rudolf Dworsky and starring Asta Nielsen, William Dieterle, and Otto Gebühr. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Jacek Rotmil. The 109-minute film addressed the issue of alcoholism amongst the German working class. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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