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directed by

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and starring

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and

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. It was shot at the

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and on location in Grünwald and Feldafing The film's sets were designed by the

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and

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Cast

as Paul Kahr *

as Ina Kahr *

as Dr. Pleyer * Vera Molnar as Jenny *

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as Vater Stoll *

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as Cora Brink *

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as Helga Barnholm *

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as Margit Kahr *

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as Marianne von Degenhardt *

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as Wärterin Stuckmann *

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References

Bibliography

* Rentschler, Eric. ''The Films of G.W. Pabst: An Extraterritorial Cinema''. Rutgers University Press, 1990.

External links

* 1954 films 1954 crime drama films 1950s German-language films German crime drama films West German films German black-and-white films Films directed by G. W. Pabst Films based on Austrian novels 1950s German films Films shot at Bavaria Studios {{crime-drama-film-stub