Shattered (1921 film)

{{short description|1921 film}}

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{{Infobox film

| name = Shattered

| image = Scherben.avi snapshot 00.56.37.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Werner Krauss in 'Shattered'

| director = Lupu Pick

| producer = Lupu Pick

| writer = Carl Mayer
Lupu Pick

| starring = Werner Krauss
Edith Posca
Hermine Straßmann-Witt

| music = Giuseppe Becce
Alexander Schirmann

| cinematography = Friedrich Weinmann

| editing =

| studio = Rex-Film GmbH

| distributor = Film Arts Guild

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1921|5|27}}

| runtime = 50 minutes

| country = Germany

| language = Silent film

}}

Shattered ({{langx|de|Scherben}}) is a 1921 German silent Kammerspielfilm directed by Lupu Pick, written by Carl Mayer, and is considered to be the earliest example of the kammerspielfilm.{{cite book |first=Marc |last=Silberman |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xzfbyafOb4QC |title=German Cinema |publisher=Wayne State University Press |date=1995 |page=253 |isbn=0814325602 |accessdate=10 September 2012}}

Plot

Set during the winter, the story tells the tale of a track checker and his family who live a monotonous and poverty-stricken life next to a railway line. They receive a telegram announcing the arrival of the section inspector, who is to live with the family.Review, synopsis and link to watch the film: {{cite web |url=http://www.acinemahistory.com/2015/03/scherben-1921-shattered.html|title=A cinema history|accessdate=30 March 2015}}

Cast

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