''The Second Shot'' (german: Der zweite Schuß) is a 1943 German
historical
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drama film
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directed by
Martin Frič
Martin Frič (29 March 1902 – 26 August 1968) was a Czech film director, screenwriter and actor. He had more than 100 directing credits between 1929 and 1968, including feature films, shorts and documentary films.
Throughout his life, Fri ...
and starring
Gustav Waldau
Gustav Waldau (27 February 1871 – 25 May 1958) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1955.
Selected filmography
* '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1915)
* ''In Thrall to the Claw'' (1921)
* '' The ...
,
Susi Nicoletti
Susi Nicoletti (3 September 1918 – 5 June 2005) was a Bavarian-born actress best remembered today for over 100 supporting roles mostly in comedy films. She was born as Susanne Emilie Luise Adele Habersack in Munich, but spent most of her childh ...
and
Hana Vítová.
It was shot at the
Barrandov Studios
Barrandov Studios is a set of film studios in Prague, Czech Republic. It is the largest film studio in the country and one of the largest in Europe.
Several major Hollywood productions have been made here, including '' Mission Impossible'', ' ...
in
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
.
[Dvořáková & Klimeš p. 123]
Cast
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Gustav Waldau
Gustav Waldau (27 February 1871 – 25 May 1958) was a German actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1915 and 1955.
Selected filmography
* '' The Gentleman Without a Residence'' (1915)
* ''In Thrall to the Claw'' (1921)
* '' The ...
as Baron von Neuhaus
*
Susi Nicoletti
Susi Nicoletti (3 September 1918 – 5 June 2005) was a Bavarian-born actress best remembered today for over 100 supporting roles mostly in comedy films. She was born as Susanne Emilie Luise Adele Habersack in Munich, but spent most of her childh ...
as Irene Neuhaus
*
Hana Vítová as Maris Schwanderer (as Hanna Witt)
*
Richard Häussler
Richard Häussler (26 October 1908 – 28 September 1964) was a German actor and film director. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1936 and 1964. He also directed seven films between 1951 and 1957. He was born in Munich, Germany and d ...
as Georg von Romberg
*
Ernst von Klipstein
Ernst von Klipstein (3 February 1908 – 22 November 1993) was a German film and television actor. von Klipstein became a prominent actor during the Nazi era, appearing in a large number of action films.
Partial filmography
* '' Uproar in Dama ...
as Franz von Gerlach
* Pepi Glöckner-Kramer as Anna
*
Eva Tinschmann
Eva Tinschmann (April 19, 1893 – August 10, 1978) was a German actress. She appeared in the 1937 Sherlock Holmes film '' The Grey Lady''.Pointer p.153
Selected filmography
* '' The Final Chord'' (1936)
* '' The Accusing Song'' (1936)
* ''Scand ...
as Fabrici
*
Karl Günther
Karl Günther (25 November 1885 – 27 June 1951) was an Austrian film actor.
Selected filmography
* '' The Masked Ones'' (1920)
* ''The Riddle of the Sphinx'' (1921)
* ''The Adventuress of Monte Carlo'' (1921)
* ''The Call of Destiny'' (1922)
* ' ...
as Stollberg (as Carl Günther)
*
Fritz Kampers
Fritz Kampers (14 July 1891 – 1 September 1950) was a German film actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1913 and 1950.
Early life
Fritz Kampers was the son of a Munich hotel owner, spent his early childhood in Garmisch-Partenk ...
as Gastwirt
*
Louis Soldan
Louis Soldan (19 March 1920 – 25 April 1971) was an Austrian actor.
Biography
Louis Soldan was the son of the shoe manufacturer Alois Soldan. After middle school, he trained as an actor at the Drama Seminar of ''Dr. Beer''.
Soldan appear ...
as Graf Altwyl
*
Raoul Schránil
Raoul Marian Kristian Schránil (24 March 1910 – 20 September 1998) was a Czech film actor.
Life
Schránil was born in Most on 24 March 1910. His father Rudolf Schránil was a government secretary. His mother Alexandra Poláková was a singe ...
as Mr. Neugebauer (as Roland Schranil)
References
Bibliography
* Tereza Dvořáková & Ivan Klimeš. ''Prag-Film AG 1941–1945: im Spannungsfeld zwischen Protektorats- und Reichskinematografie''. 2008.
External links
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1943 films
German historical drama films
1940s historical drama films
1940s German-language films
German black-and-white films
Films of Nazi Germany
Films directed by Martin Frič
Films shot at Barrandov Studios
1943 drama films
1940s German films
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