The Wife's Crusade (1926)
A working-class couple with four children live in extreme poverty in a rear building. When the woman becomes pregnant again, she goes to a young doctor and asks him to terminate the pregnancy, as the child would be too much of a burden for her. The doctor refuses to perform the procedure because it is against the law, so she has the abortion herself and dies in the process. The public prosecutor has the man arrested and the four children are left to fend for themselves. The prosecutor's fiancée, a young teacher, lives in the front building. When she is raped and becomes pregnant in her apartment by the porter's wife's mentally disturbed son, the doctor, deeply affected by the case of the working-class couple, performs an illegal abortion on the teacher and confronts the public prosecutor with the case of his own fiancée. The public prosecutor resigns because he can no longer reconcile his office with his conscience.
Cast
- Conrad Veidt - Der Staatsanwalt
- Maly Delschaft - Die Lehrerin
- Harry Liedtke - Der Arzt
- Werner Krauss - Der Idiot
- Ernst Hofmann - Der moderne Mann
- Andja Zimowa - Die moderne Frau
- Fritz Alberti - Arbeiter
- Gertrud Arnold - Arbeiterfrau
- Simone Vaudry - Tochter
- Hedwig Wangel - Portierfrau
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Wife's Crusade about?
- A working-class couple with four children live in extreme poverty in a rear building. When the woman becomes pregnant again, she goes to a young doctor and asks him to terminate the pregnancy, as the child would be too much of a burden for her. The doctor refuses to perform the procedure because it is against the law, so she has the abortion herself and dies in the process. The public prosecutor has the man arrested and the four children are left to fend for themselves. The prosecutor's fiancée, a young teacher, lives in the front building. When she is raped and becomes pregnant in her apartment by the porter's wife's mentally disturbed son, the doctor, deeply affected by the case of the working-class couple, performs an illegal abortion on the teacher and confronts the public prosecutor with the case of his own fiancée. The public prosecutor resigns because he can no longer reconcile his office with his conscience.
- Who directed The Wife's Crusade?
- The Wife's Crusade was directed by Martin Berger.
- Who stars in The Wife's Crusade?
- The Wife's Crusade stars Conrad Veidt, Maly Delschaft, Harry Liedtke, Werner Krauss, Ernst Hofmann, Andja Zimowa.
- How long is The Wife's Crusade?
- The Wife's Crusade has a runtime of 59m (59 minutes).
- What genre is The Wife's Crusade?
- The Wife's Crusade is a Drama film.
- Where was The Wife's Crusade produced?
- The Wife's Crusade was produced in Germany.