''Man in the River'' (german: Der Mann im Strom) is a 1958 West German

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directed by

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and starring Hans Albers,

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and

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.Bock & Bergfelder p.7 It was one of the final appearances of the veteran star Albers. It was shot at the

Spandau Studios The Spandau Studios or CCC Studios were film and television studios located in Spandau, a suburb of Berlin. They were established in 1949 following the Second World War by the producer Artur Brauner controller of CCC Films, on the site of a form ...

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. The film's sets were designed by the art director

Herbert Kirchhoff Herbert Kirchhoff (1911–1988) was a German art director. Selected filmography * ''Nora's Ark'' (1948) * '' My Wife's Friends'' (1949) * '' The Last Night'' (1949) * ''Second Hand Destiny'' (1949) * ''Third from the Right'' (1950) * ''Harbour ...

Cast

* Hans Albers as Paul Hinrichs *

as Lena Hinrichs *

as Manfred Thelen * Jochen Brockmann as Kuddel * Hans Nielsen as Egon Iversen *

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as Timm Hinrichs *

Carsta Löck Carsta Löck (28 December 1902 – 9 October 1993) was a German film actress. Selected filmography * '' Refugees'' (1933) * '' Ripening Youth'' (1933) * '' The Double Fiance'' (1934) * '' Trouble with Jolanthe'' (1934) * '' Police Report'' (19 ...

as Sekretärin *

Josef Dahmen Josef Dahmen (21 August 1903 – 18 January 1985) was a German stage, film and television actor.Youngkin p. 462. Dahmen was married to the actress Gisela von Collande, with whom he had a daughter Andrea Dahmen. His granddaughter Julia Dahmen is ...

as Bergungsinspektor Garms *

Wolfgang Völz Wolfgang Otto Völz (16 August 1930 – 2 May 2018) was a German actor. He is known for his roles in theatre plays, TV shows, feature films (especially German films based on Edgar Wallace works) and taped radio shows. He was also a very prolifi ...

as Mike *

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as Herr Buchmann *

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as Friseur * Joachim Rathmann as Albert *

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References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1958 films 1958 crime drama films German crime drama films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Eugen York Films based on German novels Films set in Hamburg Films featuring underwater diving Films shot at Spandau Studios 1950s German films {{crime-drama-film-stub