Movie: The Folk Upstairs

Top 10 Billed Cast

Käthe Haack
Käthe Haack

Mrs. Kaminski

Lydia Potechina
Lydia Potechina

Mrs. Mierig

Alfred Abel
Alfred Abel

Helmuth Köhler

Aud Egede-Nissen
Aud Egede-Nissen

Gertrud Köhler

Eduard Rothauser
Eduard Rothauser

Mr. Rudloff

Renate Brausewetter
Renate Brausewetter

Brigitte Rudloff

Paul Bildt
Paul Bildt

Mr. Ritter

Elsa Wagner
Elsa Wagner

Mrs. Ritter

Erika Glässner
Erika Glässner

Mrs. 'Bütti' Büttner

Margarete Kupfer
Margarete Kupfer

Ria Ricarda Roda

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1926-04-03

  • Average

    7.5

  • Rating:

    3.8 starts
  • Tagline

    Acht Akte in einem nicht uninteressanten Mietshause

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