Refuge

Refuge

92 mins | Drama | Aug. 3, 1928

After eight years in exile Martin returns to Berlin. He was involved in the German Revolution of 1918/1919 and had to leave the country as a result. Impoverished and lonely, he struggles on alone until the market saleswoman Hanne offers him shelter, although she does not have much money either. They fall in love and Martin even finds work on the construction site for the subway through Tempelhofer Feld. One day, however, he collapses there, whereupon the pregnant Hanne tries to nurse him back to health.

Refuge

92 mins | Drama | Aug. 3, 1928

Refuge
After eight years in exile Martin returns to Berlin. He was involved in the German Revolution of 1918/1919 and had to leave the country as a result. Impoverished and lonely, he struggles on alone until the market saleswoman Hanne offers him shelter, although she does not have much money either. They fall in love and Martin even finds work on the construction site for the subway through Tempelhofer Feld. One day, however, he collapses there, whereupon the pregnant Hanne tries to nurse him back to health.
Producers Henny Porten Filmproduktion, Carl Froelich-Film GmbH
Original title Zuflucht
Directors Carl Froelich
Writers Walter Supper, Friedrich Raff

Cast

Henny Porten

as Hanne Lorek

Francis Lederer

as Martin Falkhagen

Max Maximilian

as Der alte Schurich

Margarete Kupfer

as Frau Schurich

Alice Hechy

as Guste Schurich

Carl de Vogt

as Kölling

Mathilde Sussin

as Frau Falkhagen

Helmuth Neumann

as Fritz

Lotte Stein

as Marie Jankowsky

Rudolf Biebrach

as Hausarzt