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.
Director: Carl Froelich. AKA Refuge.
Writers: Friedrich Raff (writer), Walter Supper (idea).
Stars: Henny Porten, Max Maximilian, Margarete Kupfer, Alice Hechy, Francis Lederer, Carl de Vogt, Mathilde Sussin, Bodo Bronsky, Helmuth Neumann, Marion Mirimanian, Lotte Stein, Rudolf Biebrach.
Henny Porten was Germany’s most loved silent star.
What a beautiful and intens movie.
I can’t thank Jon enough for adding this film. Francis Lederer and Henny Porten are simply wonderful in it. One knows Lederer from his later work in Germany and the USA. I would love to see more of Porten’s films if available. The print of this film is excellent as is the score. Again many, many thanks to Jon for making this film available