Pillars of Society (1935 film)

Pillars of Society
Directed byDetlef Sierck
Written byKarl Peter Gillmann
Georg C. Klaren
Based onThe Pillars of Society by Henrik Ibsen
Produced byErnst Krüger
Fred Lyssa
Robert Neppach
Hans Herbert Ulrich
StarringHeinrich George
Maria Krahn
Albrecht Schoenhals
CinematographyCarl Drews
Edited byFriedel Buckow
Music byFranz R. Friedl
Production
company
Distributed byUFA
Release date
  • 21 December 1935 (1935-12-21)
Running time
85 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

[1]Pillars of Society (German: Stützen der Gesellschaft) is a 1935 German drama film directed by Detlef Sierck (later known as Douglas Sirk) and starring Heinrich George, Maria Krahn and Albrecht Schoenhals.[2][1] It is based on the eponymous play by Henrik Ibsen.[3]

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Guelstorff and Hans Minzloff. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in Hamburg and the Danish island of Bornholm.

  1. ^ a b "Stützen der Gesellschaft". Filmportal.de. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  2. ^ "Pillars of Society - Stützen der Gesellschaft". Film at Lincoln Center. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
  3. ^ Rentschler p.105