Paths in Twilight

Paths in Twilight (German: Wege im Zwielicht) is a 1948 West German drama film directed by and starring Gustav Fröhlich.[1] It also features Sonja Ziemann and Benno Sterzenbach. It is part of the rubble film tradition made in Germany in the wake of the Second World War.

Paths in Twilight
Directed byGustav Fröhlich
Written byRobert A. Stemmle
Produced byRolf Meyer
Starring
CinematographyFranz Weihmayr
Edited byWalter Fredersdorf
Music byWerner Eisbrenner
Production
company
Junge Film-Union Rolf Meyer
Distributed bySchorcht Filmverleih
Release date
9 April 1948
Running time
90 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios outside Hamburg and on location in Hannover. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Grave.

Synopsis

The film portrays the lives of three youths in immediate post-war Hannover who are homeless and try to make a living on the black market. When they are falsely connected with a murder they flee the city to the countryside where a sympathetic mayor offers them a fresh start.

Cast

References

  1. Bock & Bergfelder p. 139

Bibliography

  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.


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