The Right of the Unborn
| The Right of the Unborn | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Adolf Trotz |
| Written by |
Herbert Juttke Georg C. Klaren Ruth Schering |
| Starring |
Maly Delschaft Elizza La Porta Hans Adalbert Schlettow Wolfgang Zilzer |
| Music by | Walter Ulfig |
| Cinematography | Robert Lach |
Production company |
Detro-Film |
| Distributed by | Filmhaus Bruckmann |
Release dates | 7 June 1929 |
| Country | Germany |
| Language |
Silent German intertitles |
The Right of the Unborn (German: Das Recht der Ungeborenen) is a 1929 German silent drama film directed by Adolf Trotz and starring Maly Delschaft, Elizza La Porta and Hans Adalbert Schlettow. The film is in the Weimar tradition of Enlightenment films. It examines the question of abortion of unborn children. Unlike several other German films of the era, it is generally anti-abortion.[1] The film's art direction is by Hans Jacoby.
Cast
- Maly Delschaft as Elsa Lohrmann
- Elizza La Porta as Elli
- Hans Adalbert Schlettow as Rolf Stürmer
- Wolfgang Zilzer as Fredy
- Fritz Kampers as Peter Mahler
- Iwa Wanja as Anni, Fredys Freundin
- Robby Roberts as Fritzchen
- Curt Cappi as Frauenarzt Dr. Wehner
- Eva Speyer
References
- ↑ Prawer p.88
Bibliography
- Prawer, S.S. Between Two Worlds: The Jewish Presence in German and Austrian Film, 1910–1933. Berghahn Books, 2005.