Harbour Drift

Synopsis

A pre-Depression slice of proletarian life from Weimar Germany, Harbour Drift is unusually interesting for its indifferent pessimism, rejecting even the minor rays of hope which permeate the other low-life ‘street films’ of the period. A sordid tale of poverty and greed set within a quayside milieu of crime and prostitution, the narrative centres on the quest for a sparkling pearl necklace stolen by a beggar under the gaze of a prostitute, who persuades her unemployed friend to steal it back, with tragic consequences. The story unfolds in flashback, without irony or a hint of redemption: life simply goes on. The film is remarkable for the innovative camerawork of Friedl Behn-Grund, which manipulates light and shadow to create a nightmarish atmosphere of fear and premonition.

Main Cast

Lissy Arna

Age : 59 | Popularity : 5%

Paul Rehkopf

Age : 77 | Popularity : 3%

Fritz Genschow

Age : 72 | Popularity : 3%

Friedrich Gnaß

Age : 65 | Popularity : 3%

Sig Arno

Der Hehler / The Receiver

Age : 79 | Popularity : 5%

Margarete Kupfer

Age : 72 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Jan Fethke Willy Döll
Directing	Director	Leo Mittler
Camera	Director of Photography	Friedl Behn-Grund
Production	Producer	Dimitri Roschanski
	Executive Producer	Willi Münzenberg
Department	Role	Name

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