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People in the Fire (1930)

People in the Fire poster
Original title
Menschen im Feuer
Directed by
Harry Piel
Genre
drama
Country
German Reich
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A silent adventure drama from 1930. Harry Piel stars alongside other Weimar era actors. The story takes place in Berlin and involves people fighting a fire.

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What happens

People in the Fire (German: Menschen im Feuer) is a 1930 German silent adventure drama film directed by Harry Piel and starring Piel, Nico Turoff, Lotte Lorring and Hilde von Stolz. It was shot at the Staaken Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Neppach. Piel was a prominent star of the Weimair era, known for his action films. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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