''Two People'' (German: ''Zwei Menschen'') is a 1930 German

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directed by

Erich Waschneck Erich John Waschneck (29 April 1887, in Grimma, Kingdom of Saxony – 22 September 1970, in Berlin) was a German cameraman, director, screenwriter, and film producer. Early life Erich was the son of Karl Hermann Waschneck, a blacksmith, and his ...

and starring Charlotte Susa,

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and

Fritz Alberti Fritz Alberti (born Friedrich Wilhelm Alberti; 22 October 1877 – 15 September 1954) was a German actor. Selected filmography * ''People in Ecstasy'' (1921) * ''The Other Woman (1924 film), The Other Woman'' (1924) * ''The Blackguard'' (1925) * ...

. The film was distributed by the German subsidiary of

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. It is adapted from 1911 novel of the same title by Richard Voss. It has been filmed in Germany on two other occasions a 1924 silent '' Two People'' by

Hanns Schwarz Hanns Schwarz (11 February 1888 – 27 October 1945) was an Austrian film director. He was born in Vienna on 11 February 1888. Biography He directed twenty four films between 1924 and 1937 in both English and German. During the late silent a ...

and a 1952 sound film '' Two People'' by

Paul May Paul May (8 May 1909 – 25 February 1976) was a German film director and film editor, editor. He directed 40 films between 1935 and 1972. Biography He was the son of Peter Ostermayr, a film producer with Universum Film AG, and his wife O ...

.Goble p.484 The film's sets were designed by the

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s Leopold Blonder and

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. It was partly shot on location in

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Plot

Junker Rochus and Judith Platter are in love. Rochus' mother, a domineering religious fanatic, wants him to break off the relationship and become a priest, but he is reluctant to do so. The mother swears that he will take up orders, but when he does not follow through she dies of grief. Feeling guilty, Rochus reluctantly abandons his romance with Judith and enters the priesthood. Judith commits suicide, and Rochus finds that he must preside at her funeral.

Cast

* Charlotte Susa as Judith Platter *

as Junker Rochus * Friedrich Kayßler as Der Kardinal *

as Graf Enna *

Hermine Sterler Minna Stern (20 March 1894 – 25 May 1982), known professionally as Hermine Sterler, was a German-American actress whose career spanned both the silent and the talkie film eras on two continents. Career Sterler, who appeared in several Holl ...

as Gräfin Enna *

Karl Platen Karl Platen (6 March 1877 – 4 July 1952) was a German actor and cinematographer of the Silent film, silent era and later the sound era and known for ''Girl in the Moon (film), Girl in the Moon'' (1929) and ''M (1931 film), M'' (1931). Biogr ...

as Der Diener Florian * Bernd Aldor as Hauskaplan * Harry Nestor as Der Jungknecht Martin *

Lucie Englisch Lucie Englisch (8 February 1902, in Baden bei Wien – 12 October 1965) was an Austrian actress. She was married to the actor Heinrich Fuchs. Selected filmography * ''The Night Belongs to Us'' (1929) * ''Three Days Confined to Barracks (1930 fi ...

as Die Jungmagd Josepha *

Theodor Loos Theodor August Konrad Loos (18 May 1883 – 27 June 1954) was a German actor. The son of a watchmaker and instruments manufacturer, he left secondary school prematurely and worked for three years at an export firm for music instruments in Leipz ...

as Ein Prior * Friedrich Ettel as Der Prior vom Kloster Neustift

References

Bibliography

* Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links

* 1930 films Films of the Weimar Republic 1930s German-language films German black-and-white films Films directed by Erich Waschneck Universal Pictures films Remakes of German films Sound film remakes of silent films Films about Catholic priests Films set in the Alps Films based on German novels German historical drama films 1930s historical drama films 1930 drama films 1930s German films English-language historical drama films Films based on works by Richard Voss {{1930s-Germany-film-stub