Drama · East Germany · 1949 · 1h 45m

Our Daily Bread

Unser täglich Brot

Director

Cast

Paul Bildt as Karl Webers Harry Hindemith as Ernst Webers Paul Edwin Roth as Harry Webers Viktoria von Ballasko as Martha, Harry Webers zweite Frau Inge Landgut as Inge Webers Erna Sellmer as Bäckersfrau

Crew

Robert Baberske — Director of Photography Margarete Steinborn — Editor Hanns Eisler — Original Music Composer Ludwig Turek — Writer Slatan Dudow — Writer Hans Joachim Beyer — Writer

Synopsis

A story about a family after the Second World War. The petty bourgeois cashier Karl Weber of Berlin observes from a distance how his son Ernst participates in the building of a new socialist society. Karl does not understand Ernst's visions, instead he confides in his other son Harry. However, Harry becomes involved in illicit business and Karl quickly realizes that it would be best to join his son Ernst in the citizen-owned factory.

Mood & Themes

berlin, germany post war

Key Collaborators

Slatan Dudow Director Robert Baberske Director of Photography Margarete Steinborn Editor Hanns Eisler Original Music Composer Ludwig Turek Writer Slatan Dudow Writer Hans Joachim Beyer Writer

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