Bookkeeper Kremke

Bookkeeper Kremke 1930 Directed by Marie Harder Lohnbuchhalter Kremke

In this realistic, unsentimental portrait of Germany’s dire economic situation, a middle-aged payroll clerk loses his job due to technological advances and, unable to find another, descends into despair. The film’s director, Marie Harder, was one of only a few women directors of the time and was also the head of the German Social Democratic Film Office. She made only two known films before her accidental death in exile in Mexico in 1936.

Country Germany

Production Country Germany

Language German

Gnere Drama

Production Company Naturfilm Hubert Schonger

Release Date 14 September 1930

61 mins