The Right of the Unborn
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| The Right of the Unborn | |
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| Directed by | Adolf Trotz |
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| Cinematography | Robert Lach |
| Music by | Walter Ulfig |
Production company | Detro-Film |
| Distributed by | Filmhaus Bruckmann |
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| Country | Germany |
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The Right of the Unborn (German: Das Recht der Ungeborenen) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Maly Delschaft, Elizza La Porta and Hans Adalbert Schlettow. The film is in the Weimar tradition of Enlightenment films. It examines the question of abortion of unborn children. Unlike several other German films of the era, it is generally anti-abortion.[1] It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. The film's art direction is by Hans Jacoby.
Cast[edit]
- Maly Delschaft as Elsa Lohrmann
- Elizza La Porta as Elli
- Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Rolf Stürmer
- Wolfgang Zilzer as Fredy
- Fritz Kampers as Peter Mahler
- Iwa Wanja as Anni, Fredys Freundin
- Robby Roberts as Fritzchen
- Curt Cappi as Frauenarzt Dr. Wehner
- Eva Speyer
References[edit]
- ^ Prawer p.88
Bibliography[edit]
- Prawer, S.S. Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933. Berghahn Books, 2005.
External links[edit]
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Categories:
- 1929 films
- Films of the Weimar Republic
- German silent feature films
- Films directed by Adolf Trotz
- 1929 drama films
- Films about abortion
- German black-and-white films
- Silent German drama films
- Films shot at Halensee Studios
- 1920s German films
- Films scored by Walter Ulfig
- 1920s drama film stubs
- Silent German film stubs