People on Sunday premiered in Berlin in February 1 930.
lt was then 2,014 meters long.
The original negative has been lost. No complete copy of it survives.
This version is derived from a print in the Nederlands Filmmuseum,
a shorter version of 1 ,61 5m.
Missing scenes have been reinserted wherever possible
using prints from the Cinematheque Suisse,
the Cinematheque Royale de Belgique,
and the Fondazione Cineteca ltaliana.
New German intertitles were created based on censors' records.
The film is now 1 ,839 meters long.
Filmstudio 1 929 presents its first experiment.
PEOPLE ON SUNDAY A Film Without Actors
Produced by MORlZ SEELER
Screenplay by BlLLlE WlLDER,
Based on a Reportage by KURT SlODMAK
Directed by ROBERT SlODMAK and EDGAR G. ULMER
These five people had never appeared
in front of a camera before.
Today they're all back at their own jobs.
Erwin Splettstosser drives taxi 1A 1 0088.
Brigitte Borchert sold 1 50 copies
of the record "ln a Little Pastry Shop" last month.
Wolfgang von Waltershausen -
officer, farmer, used book seller, taxi dancer,
and currently a traveling wine salesman.
Christl Ehlers wears out her shoes as a film extra.
Annie Schreyer, a fashion model.
One Saturday.
"Embarrassing being stood up, isn't it?
ls he fair-skinned or dark?"
"Neither! l don't get stood up!"
"Annie's on the phone.
Do you want to go to the movies tonight?"
"What's all the fuss?
That Garbo film is showing until Tuesday!"
"So what about tomorrow?"
"Fine. Tomorrow... Sunday!"
"You're on. 1 0:00 sharp. Nikolassee!"
"Leave the brim down, or..."
"lf l were you, l'd try to make more noise!"
Sunday.
Come to Nikolassee at 1 0:00.
"My best friend!"
"You go on ahead! l have to make a phone call!"
"Could you please see if Annie's still there?"
"Ηow about that? She's still in bed!"
And Thus You Spend Your Fleeting Days A Novel by Carl Bulcke
"Smile, please!"
"Thank you!"
"Where are the others?"
"We almost got lost!"
"Come on, kids. Let's move on."
"Can anyone lend me a mark?"
"Wolf, how about next Sunday...?"
"We'd planned to see a soccer game next Sunday!"
"l'll just get dressed. We have a date!"
TΗEN ON MONDAY
BACK TO WORK
BACK TO TΗE EVERYDAY
TΗE WEEKLY CΗORES AGAlN
FOUR
MlLLlON PEOPLE
WAlTlNG
FOR
NEXT
SUNDAY
TΗE END.