''The Shadows Grow Longer'' (german: Die Schatten werden länger) is a 1961 Swiss-West German
drama film
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directed by
Ladislao Vajda
Ladislao Vajda (born Weisz László; 18 August 1906, Budapest – 25 March 1965, Barcelona) was a Hungarian-Spanish film director who made films in Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom, Italy and West Germany.
Biography
He was born in Budapest, ...
. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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at the
34th Academy Awards
The 34th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1961, were held on April 9, 1962, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Bob Hope; this was the 13th time Hope hosted the Oscars.
Legendar ...
, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The film was shot in Zurich and at the
Spandau Studios
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in
Berlin
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. The film's sets were designed by the art director
Wilhelm Vorwerg
Wilhelm Vorwerg (1899–1990) was a German art director who designed the sets for over fifty films including a number of Rialto Film's series of Edgar Wallace adaptations in the 1960s.Bergfelder p.256
Selected filmography
* '' In the Name of th ...
.
Main cast
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Hansjörg Felmy
Hansjörg Felmy (born Hans-Jörg Hellmuth Felmy; 31 January 1931 – 24 August 2007) was a German actor.
He appeared in 50 films and television shows between 1957 and 1995. Films like ''Der Stern von Afrika'' and ''Wir Wunderkinder'' made hi ...
as Max
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Luise Ullrich
Luise Ullrich (31 October 1910 – 21 January 1985) was an Austrian actress.
She was born in Vienna. While still a teenager, she got a stage contract. In late 1932, Ullrich played opposite Werner Krauss in "Rauhnacht" in Berlin. In 1933, sh ...
Loni von Friedl
Loni von Friedl (born 1943) is an Austrian film and television actress.Bock & Bergfelder p. 268 She began as a child actress in the early 1950s, before graduating to mature roles during the following decade. The daughter of cinematographer ...
as Erika Schöner
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Iris Erdmann
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Bella Neri
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as Schoolgirl
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as Barbara (as Margot Philipp)
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Carola Rasch
Carola is a female given name, the Latinized form of the Germanic given names Caroline or Carol.
People named Carola include:
Acting
*Carola Braunbock (1924–1978), Czech-born East German actress
* Carola Höhn (1910–2005), German actres ...
as Bessie
*
Elisabeth Roth
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* Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist
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as Schoolgirl Steffie
* as Helene
See also
*
List of submissions to the 34th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
This is a list of submissions to the 34th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film was created in 1956 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honour non-English-speaking films p ...
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List of Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
Switzerland has submitted 46 films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film since their first entry in 1961. The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length m ...