''The Black Sheep'' (german: Das schwarze Schaf) is a 1960

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krimi mystery film directed by

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and starring

Heinz Rühmann Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann (; 7 March 1902 – 3 October 1994) was a German film actor who appeared in over 100 films between 1926 and 1993. He is one of the most famous and popular German actors of the 20th century, and is considered a Ge ...

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. It is loosely based on the '' Father Brown'' stories by G. K. Chesterton.BFI.org
/ref> Father Brown manages to demonstrate the innocence of a man accused of murder by finding the real culprit. Rühmann reprised the role in ''

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'' in 1962. It was shot at the

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and on location in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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and

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Cast

as Father Brown *

as Gloria Scarletti * Siegfried Lowitz as Flambeau *

Lina Carstens Lina Carstens (6 December 1892 in Wiesbaden – 22 September 1978 in Munich) was a German film and theater actress. On stage she appeared in plays by Gerhart Hauptmann, Arthur Schnitzler, and August Strindberg, and in her old age she starred in the ...

as Mrs. Smith *

Fritz Rasp Fritz Heinrich Rasp (13 May 1891 – 30 November 1976) was a German film actor who appeared in more than 100 films between 1916 and 1976. His obituary in ''Der Spiegel'' described Rasp as "the German film villain in service, for over 60 years." ...

as Lord Kingsley *

Herbert Tiede Herbert Tiede (3 March 1915 – 12 January 1987) was a German actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1943 to 1975. Filmography References External links * 1915 births 1987 deaths German male film actors {{Ger ...

as Inspector Graven * Friedrich Domin as Bischof * Hans Leibelt as Bankdirektor James Conelly *

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as Mrs. Flambeau * Gernot Duda as Barnes

Release and reception

The film was released on December 19, 1960. At the 1961

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, ''Das schwarze Schaf'' received an award in the category of Best Actor.

References

External links

* 1960 films 1960s mystery films German mystery films West German films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Helmut Ashley Adaptations of works by G. K. Chesterton Films based on short fiction Films about Catholic priests Films set in Ireland Films shot in Ireland Bavaria Film films Films shot at Bavaria Studios 1960s German films {{mystery-film-stub