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Our Daily Bread (1949)

Original title: Unser täglich Brot

1949-11-04 · 1h 45m · DE
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A story about a family after the Second World War. The petty bourgeois cashier Karl Weber of Berlin observes from a distance how his son Ernst participates in the building of a new socialist society. Karl does not understand Ernst's visions, instead he confides in his other son Harry. However, Harry becomes involved in illicit business and Karl quickly realizes that it would be best to join his son Ernst in the citizen-owned factory.

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Slatan DudowDirector, WriterHans Joachim BeyerWriterLudwig TurekWriter

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Paul BildtPaul BildtKarl WebersHarry HindemithHarry HindemithErnst WebersPaul Edwin RothPaul Edwin RothHarry WebersViktoria von BallaskoViktoria von BallaskoMartha, Harry Webers zweite FrauInge LandgutInge LandgutInge WebersErna SellmerErna SellmerBäckersfrauWalter GrossWalter Gross1. SkeptikerHerbert WeißbachHerbert Weißbach2. SkeptikerAlfred BalthoffAlfred BalthoffFachingenieur BergstetterSiegmar SchneiderSiegmar SchneiderIna HalleyIna HalleyAngelika HurwiczAngelika Hurwicz

Keywords

Berlin, germanyPost war

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDramaTheme affinityBerlin Germany · Post WarDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityPost WarDirector preference154998Actor preference324880 · 361949 · 442972

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What is Our Daily Bread about?

A story about a family after the Second World War. The petty bourgeois cashier Karl Weber of Berlin observes from a distance how his son Ernst participates in the building of a new socialist society. Karl does not understand Ernst's visions, instead he confides in his other son Harry. However, Harry becomes involved in illicit business and Karl quickly realizes that it would be best to join his son Ernst in the citizen-owned factory.

How long is Our Daily Bread?

Our Daily Bread has a runtime of 105 minutes.