The Folk Upstairs (1926)
Overview
In "Menschen Untereinander" ("The Folk Upstairs"), director Gerhard Lamprecht sketches a cross-section of Germany's new post-war society, with its winners, social climbers, and losers, represented by the social microcosm of an apartment building. The gossip-mad Frau Mierig (Lydia Potechina) from the rear building gives the newly-arrived Frau Kaminski (Käthe Haack), the janitor's wife, a lively initiation into the tenants and their peculiarities.
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| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 0.469 |
Directed By
Gerhard Lamprecht
Crew
Gerhard Lamprecht
Gerhard Lamprecht
Gerhard Lamprecht
Luise Heilborn-Körbitz
Eduard Rothauser
Karl Hasselmann
Otto Moldenhauer
TOP CAST
Käthe Haack
Mrs. Kaminski
Lydia Potechina
Mrs. Mierig
Alfred Abel
Helmuth Köhler
Aud Egede-Nissen
Gertrud Köhler
Eduard Rothauser
Mr. Rudloff
Renate Brausewetter
Brigitte Rudloff
Paul Bildt
Mr. Ritter
Elsa Wagner
Mrs. Ritter
Erika Glässner
Mrs. 'Bütti' Büttner
Margarete Kupfer
Ria Ricarda Roda
Olga Limburg
Helene Ipanova
Hermine Sterler
Prison Chief
Aribert Wäscher
Alfons Mellentin
Erich Kaiser-Titz
Mr. Wagner
Heinrich Schroth
Mr. Weißenborn
Kurt Vespermann
Fritz
Julia Serda
The Lover
Hubert von Meyerinck
Man on Party
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