''Terror After Midnight'' (german: Neunzig Minuten nach Mitternacht) is a 1962
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drama film
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directed by
and starring
Christine Kaufmann
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Martin Held
Martin Held (1908–1992) was a German television and film actor.
Partial filmography
* '' Dark Eyes'' (1951) - Alexander Grabner
* ''Homesick for You'' (1952) - Direktor Petermann
* ''Canaris Master Spy'' (1954) - Obergruppenfuehrer Heydrich
* ...
, and
Hilde Krahl
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/ref> In this film, a gangster kidnaps a teenage girl and holds her to ransom
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. It is based on the novel ''The Hours After Midnight'' by Joseph Hayes.
The film's sets were designed by the art director
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Wolf Englert
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Selected filmography
* '' Hubertus Castle'' (1954)
* '' The Sinful Village'' (1954)
* '' ...
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Cast
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1962 films
West German films
1960s thriller films
1960s German-language films
Films set in the United States
Films based on American novels
Films based on thriller novels
Films about child abduction
German thriller films
Constantin Film films
1962 drama films
1960s German films
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