''The Day the Rains Came'' (german: Am Tag als der Regen kam) is a 1959 West German

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directed by Gerd Oswald and starring Mario Adorf, Christian Wolff,

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and

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. It is named after song " Am Tag als der Regen kam" by Dalida, which was a big hit of the year; then it was customary to release a film named after the hit songs of the moment.Spicer p.110 The film's sets were designed by the

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Paul Markwitz and Hans Jürgen Kiebach. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in West Berlin.

Cast

* Mario Adorf as Werner Maurer * Christian Wolff as Robert *

as Dr. Albert Maurer *

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as Inge Zimmermann *

as Ellen * Claus Wilcke as Rudi * Ernst Jacobi as Fritz * Gert Günther Hoffmann as Willi *

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as Otto *

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as Professor * Horst Naumann as Kriminalassistent Thiel *

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as Bardame im Splendid * Harry Hertzsch * Arno Paulsen as Textilkaufmann Grossmann * Herbert Weissbach as Rummelplatzpächter Streichan

References

Bibliography

* Spicer, Andrew. ''Historical Dictionary of Film Noir''. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

* 1959 films 1959 crime films German crime films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Gerd Oswald Films shot at Bavaria Studios Bavaria Film films Films shot in Berlin 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub