Shattered (1921 film)
{{short description|1921 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{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
- Werner Krauss as the track checker
- Edith Posca as the track checker's daughter
- Hermine Straßmann-Witt as the track checker's wife
- Paul Otto as the section inspector
- Lupu Pick as Reisender
External links
- {{IMDb title|0012650|Scherben}}
- {{rotten-tomatoes|scherben|Scherben}}
References
{{reflist}}
Category:German black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by Lupu Pick
Category:Films of the Weimar Republic
Category:German Expressionist films
Category:German silent feature films
Category:Films with screenplays by Carl Mayer
Category:Films scored by Giuseppe Becce
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