The Convicted
1927 film by Rudolf Meinert
The Convicted (German: Die Vorbestraften) is a 1927 German silent drama film directed by Rudolf Meinert and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Margarete Schlegel and Albert Steinrück. The film portrays a group of former prisoners who struggle to reintegrate into society.
Cast
Eugen Klöpfer - Karl Hartmann
Margarete Schlegel
Albert Steinrück
Arnold Korff
Benno von Arent
Julius Falkenstein
Leopold von Ledebur
Hugo Döblin
Harry Lamberts-Paulsen
Hermann Picha
Frida Richard
Hedwig Wangel
Maria Fein
Erich Kaiser-Titz
Stella Gojo
John Mylong
Arthur Wartan
Henri De Vries
References
Bibliography
Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009.
Rosenblum, Warren. Beyond the Prison Gates: Punishment & Welfare in Germany, 1850-1933. UNC Press Books, 2008.
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