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Pillars of Society is a Allemand film of genre Drama directed by Douglas Sirk released in france in DVD on 17 october 2023 with Heinrich George
Pillars of Society (1935)
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Add to a movie listRelease in DVD in france 17 october 2023
Length 1h25
Directed by Douglas Sirk
OriginGerman
Genres Drama
Rating65%
Les Piliers de la société (Stützen der Gesellschaft) est un film allemand réalisé par Douglas Sirk, sorti en 1935.
Synopsis
Pour le consul Karsten Bernick, homme riche et sans scrupule, une seule chose compte dans sa vie : son fils Olaf qui doit un jour prendre possession du chantier naval paternel. Johann Tonnessen, qui avait émigré vingt ans auparavant, quand Karsten s'était marié avec sa soeur, revient au pays. Il sent que son retour dérange et une conversation au sujet de Dina qui vit dans la maison du consul n'arrange pas la situation.Actors
Heinrich George
(Consul Bernick)
Albrecht Schoenhals
(Johann Tönnessen)
Oskar Sima
(Krapp)
Karl Dannemann
(Aune)
Paul Beckers
(Hansen, Zirkusclown)
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