---
title: 'People on Sunday (1930)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Robert Siodmak'
released: '1930-02-04'
runtime_minutes: 74
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/people-on-sunday-1930'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020163/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# People on Sunday (1930)

1930 · 74 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Menschen am Sonntag

## Synopsis

People on Sunday is a 1930 German silent drama film directed by Robert Siodmak and Edgar G. Ulmer from a screenplay by Billy Wilder, based on a reportage by Curt Siodmak, Robert's younger brother. The film follows a group of residents of Berlin on a summer's day during the interwar period. Hailed as a work of genius, it is a pivotal film in the development of German cinema and Hollywood. The film features the talents of Eugen Schüfftan (cinematography), Billy Wilder (screenplay) and Fred Zinnemann.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Robert Siodmak](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-siodmak), [Fred Zinnemann](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-zinnemann), [Curt Siodmak](https://cinepixo.com/people/curt-siodmak), [Rochus Gliese](https://cinepixo.com/people/rochus-gliese), [Edgar G. Ulmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-g-ulmer)
- **Screenplay:** [Curt Siodmak](https://cinepixo.com/people/curt-siodmak), [Edgar G. Ulmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-g-ulmer), [Billy Wilder](https://cinepixo.com/people/billy-wilder)
- **Producer:** [Edgar G. Ulmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/edgar-g-ulmer), [Seymour Nebenzal](https://cinepixo.com/people/seymour-nebenzal)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Otto Stenzel](https://cinepixo.com/people/otto-stenzel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Eugen Schüfftan](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugen-schufftan)

## Cast

- [Wolfgang von Waltershausen](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-von-waltershausen)
- [Valeska Gert](https://cinepixo.com/people/valeska-gert)
- [Kurt Gerron](https://cinepixo.com/people/kurt-gerron)
- [Brigitte Borchert](https://cinepixo.com/people/brigitte-borchert)
- [Christina Ehlers](https://cinepixo.com/people/christina-ehlers)
- [Heinrich Gretler](https://cinepixo.com/people/heinrich-gretler)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/people-on-sunday-1930
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