The Curtain Falls
The Curtain Falls (German: Der Vorhang fällt) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Anneliese Uhlig, Elfie Mayerhofer and Hilde Sessak.[1] It was based on a play by Paul van der Hurck and was made by UFA at the company's Babelsberg Studios in Berlin.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Kettelhut.
| The Curtain Falls | |
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| German | Der Vorhang fällt |
| Directed by | Georg Jacoby |
| Written by | Paul van der Hurck (play) Georg Zoch |
| Produced by | Ulrich Mohrbutter |
| Starring | Anneliese Uhlig Elfie Mayerhofer Hilde Sessak |
| Cinematography | Ekkehard Kyrath Günther Rittau |
| Edited by | Erich Kobler |
| Music by | Franz Grothe |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 91 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Cast
- Anneliese Uhlig as Alice Souchy
- Elfie Mayerhofer as Inge Blohm
- Hilde Sessak as Vera Findtejs
- Gustav Knuth as Doctor Cornelsen
- Rudolf Fernau as Rodegger
- Rolf Möbius as Hans Günther
- Carl Kuhlmann as Walldorf
- Rudolf Platte as Buttje
- Hans Brausewetter as Berg
- Aribert Mog as Wilke
- Eberhard Leithoff as Nierweg
- Volker von Collande as Rapp
- Eduard Wenck as Reinicke
- Alexander Engel as Cadoni
- Lina Carstens as Frau Florian
- Traute Rose as Singer
References
- Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. Translated by Robert and Rita Kimber. University of California Press. p. 313. ISBN 0520220692.
- Klaus p.195
Bibliography
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1939. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
- Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
External links
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