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Schatten der Nacht

  • 1950
  • 16
  • 1h 22m
IMDb RATING
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Schatten der Nacht (1950)
GermanDrama

Elga's life with Magnus, her husband, would be a happy one if Struwe, her former lover, had not resurfaced and started to blackmail her.For a while, he has been extorting money from her, thr... Read allElga's life with Magnus, her husband, would be a happy one if Struwe, her former lover, had not resurfaced and started to blackmail her.For a while, he has been extorting money from her, threatening, if she didn't, to reveal all the details about their past life. In desperation, ... Read allElga's life with Magnus, her husband, would be a happy one if Struwe, her former lover, had not resurfaced and started to blackmail her.For a while, he has been extorting money from her, threatening, if she didn't, to reveal all the details about their past life. In desperation, Elga decides to disappear and goes to another town where, forsaken and forlorn, she sinks ... Read all

  • Director
    • Eugen York
  • Writer
    • Otto-Heinz Jahn
  • Stars
    • Hilde Krahl
    • Willy Fritsch
    • Carl Raddatz
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    28
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    • Director
      • Eugen York
    • Writer
      • Otto-Heinz Jahn
    • Stars
      • Hilde Krahl
      • Willy Fritsch
      • Carl Raddatz
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Hilde Krahl
    Hilde Krahl
    • Elga
    Willy Fritsch
    Willy Fritsch
    • Ernst Magnus
    Carl Raddatz
    Carl Raddatz
    • Richard Struwe
    Josef Sieber
    • Mumme
    Hermann Schomberg
    Hermann Schomberg
    • Edgar Elsberg
    Arnim Dahl
    • Freitag
    Carl-Heinz Schroth
    Carl-Heinz Schroth
    • Minjes
    Lilo Müller
    • Heidi
    • (as Lilo Müller-Olias)
    Ursula Herking
    Ursula Herking
    • Julia
    Thessy Kuhls
    • Margit
    Inge Meysel
    Inge Meysel
    • Lisa
    Albert Florath
    Albert Florath
    • Kommissar
    Franz Schafheitlin
    Helmut Gmelin
    Änne Bruck
    Karl-Heinz Peters
    • Wirt
    Carl Voscherau
    • Director
      • Eugen York
    • Writer
      • Otto-Heinz Jahn
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    • Release date
      • January 10, 1950 (West Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • West Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Ballade der Nacht
    • Production company
      • Real-Film GmbH
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 22m(82 min)
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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