''Keepers of the Night'' (german: Nachtwache) is a 1949 West German

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directed by

Harald Braun Harald Braun (26 April 1901 – 24 September 1960) was a German film director, screenwriter and film producer. He directed 21 films between 1942 and 1960. Selected filmography * ''The Roundabouts of Handsome Karl'' (dir. Carl Froelich, 193 ...

and starring

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, Hans Nielsen and

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.Bock & Bergfelder p. 82 It was made as a partnership between a

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-based company and one located in

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. Much of the shooting took place at the

Göttingen Studios The Göttingen Studios were film studios located in the German city of Göttingen. The studios were established in 1948 on a site that had previously been used as an aeroplane hangar on the outskirts of Göttingen. The studios were founded by the ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

as Cornelie * Hans Nielsen as Pfarrer Johannes Heger *

as Stefan Gorgas *

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as Kaplan von Imhoff *

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as Lotte Heger *

Käthe Haack Käthe Haack (born Käte Lisbeth Minna Sophie Isolde Haack; 11 August 1897 – 5 May 1986) was a German stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 200 films and 30 television productions between 1915 and 1985. Life and career Käte Li ...

as Oberin von Heiliggeist *

Gertrud Eysoldt Gertrud Franziska Gabriele Eysoldt (30 November 1870 – 6 January 1955) was a German actress. She appeared in more than fifteen films from 1923 to 1949. Selected filmography References External links * 1870 births 1955 deaths Peop ...

as Schwester Jakobe * Annette Schleiermacher as Helferin *

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as Karnickelmann *

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as Bürgermeister *

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* Marion Gauer * Peter Paul *

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* Gudrun Rabente *

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* Sigrid Becker * Ingeborg Morawski * Ilona Lamée *

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* Otto Brodowski * Odo Krohmann * Maut Mauthe * Hermann Nehlsen

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1949 films 1949 drama films German drama films West German films 1940s German-language films Films directed by Harald Braun German black-and-white films 1940s German films Films shot at Göttingen Studios {{1940s-Germany-film-stub