''Night of the Twelve'' (german: Die Nacht der Zwölf) is a 1949 German

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...

directed by

Hans Schweikart Hans Schweikart (1 October 1895 – 1 December 1975) was a German film director, actor and screenwriter. He directed 28 films between 1938 and 1968. He wrote for the film ''The Marriage of Mr. Mississippi'', which was entered into the 11th ...

and starring

Rudolf Fernau Rudolf Fernau (7 January 1898 – 4 November 1985) was a German film actor. He appeared in 53 films between 1936 and 1982. He was born and died in Munich, Germany. Selected filmography * '' The Traitor'' (1936) - Fritz Brockau * '' In the ...

Ferdinand Marian Ferdinand Heinrich Johann Haschkowetz (14 August 1902 – 7 August 1946), known by the stage name Ferdinand Marian, was an Austrian actor. Though a prolific stage actor in Berlin and a popular matinée idol throughout the 1930s and early '40s, he ...

and

Mady Rahl Mady Rahl (3 January 1915 – 29 August 2009) was a German stage and film actress. Born Edith Gertrud Meta Raschke in Neukölln, now part of Berlin, Rahl trained as an actress and dancer. In 1935 she made her stage debut in Leipzig under the dir ...

.Davidson & Hake p. 60 It was made at the

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in 1945. It wasn't released before the end of the

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, and its eventual premiere took place in 1949. It was one of several crossover films from the

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era to debut during the

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Cast

as Rohrbach, Kriminalrat *

Ernst Karchow Ernst Karchow (1892–1953) was a German stage and film actor.Youngkin p.432 Selected filmography * '' Lotte'' (1928) * '' We Stick Together Through Thick and Thin'' (1929) * '' The Captain from Köpenick'' (1931) * ''Inge and the Millions'' (193 ...

as Jost, Kriminalkommissar * Kurt Müller-Graf as Heinze, Kriminalinspektor *

as Leopold Lanski, Agent *

Elsa Wagner Elsa Wagner (24 January 1881 – 17 August 1975) was a German actress who appeared in numerous theatrical productions and feature films during the 20th century, including 1920's '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari''. Life and career Born as Elisab ...

as Frau Siebel, Lanskis Wirtin *

Oskar Sima Oskar Sima (31 July 1896 – 24 June 1969) was an Austrian actor who is best remembered for appearing in supporting roles in countless comedy films from the 1930s to the 1960s. Born in Hohenau an der March, Lower Austria, Sima attended high sch ...

as Schliemann, Villenbesitzer *

Dagny Servaes Dagny Servaes (10 March 1894 – 10 July 1961) was a German-Austrian stage and film actress. In the theatre she appeared in the productions of Max ReinhardtStyan p.89 and Berthold Brecht. Servaes appeared in around sixty films during her career, ...

as Frau von Droste *

as Lily Kruse *

Alice Treff Alice Martha Treff (4 June 1906 – 8 February 2003) was a German film actress. She appeared in more than 120 films between 1932 and 2001. She was born and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * '' Peter Voss, Thief of Millions'' ...

as Erika Petzold * Annelies Reinhold as Frau Steffens * Ellen Hille as Elfriede *

Adolf Gondrell Adolf Gondrell (1902–1954) was a German stage and film actor known for his comedy roles. His name is also seen as Adolph Gondrell. After working as master of ceremonies at the Simplizissimus cabaret in Munich, "he bought the cabaret Simpl in 1 ...

Fritz Odemar Fritz Odemar (13 January 1890 – 6 June 1955) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1927 and 1955. He was born in Hannover, Germany and died in Munich, Germany. Odemar's father was the actor Fritz Odemar Sr. (K ...

Gerhard Bienert Gerhard Max Richard Bienert (8 January 1898 – 23 December 1986) was a German stage and film actor. Gerhard Bienert was born in Berlin, Germany and died in the same city in 1986 at age 88. Selected filmography * ''Duke Ferrante's End'' (1922) * ...

* Nicolas Koline * Alois Krüger * Hildegard Flöricke * Alexander Fischer-Marich * Reinhold Pasch *

Arthur Wiesner Arthur Wiesner (1895–1980) was a German stage and film actor An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as ...

* Rudolf Stadler

References

Bibliography

* Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. ''Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany''. Berghahn Books, 2007.

External links

* 1949 films 1949 crime films German crime films West German films 1940s German-language films Films directed by Hans Schweikart Bavaria Film films Films shot at Bavaria Studios German black-and-white films 1940s German films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub

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