''Confess, Doctor Corda'' () is a 1958 West German

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directed by

Josef von Báky Josef von Báky (23 March 1902, Sombor, Zombor, Austria-Hungary – 28 July 1966, Munich, West Germany) was a Hungarian filmmaker. He was also known as ''Josef v. Baky'' and ''József Báky''. He was born in the village of Zobor in the Kingdo ...

and starring

Hardy Krüger Hardy Krüger (; born Eberhard August Franz Ewald Krüger; 12 April 1928 – 19 January 2022) was a German actor and author who appeared in more than 60 films from 1944 onwards. After becoming a film star in Germany in the 1950s, Krüger increas ...

Elisabeth Müller Elisabeth Müller (18 July 1926 – 11 December 2006) was a Swiss actress. Filmography References External links

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and Lucie Mannheim. It is considered to be a

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, one of a number made in Germany during the decade.Spicer p.110 It was shot at the

Spandau Studios The Spandau Studios or CCC Studios were film and television studios located in Spandau, a suburb of Berlin. They were established in 1949 following the Second World War by the producer Artur Brauner controller of CCC Films, on the site of a forme ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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and

Helmut Nentwig Helmut Nentwig (1916–2007) was a German art director.Bergfelder p.254 Selected filmography * '' You Can No Longer Remain Silent'' (1955) * '' Bonjour Kathrin'' (1956) * '' The Simple Girl'' (1957) * '' The Big Chance'' (1957) * '' Munchhausen ...

Plot

A doctor goes to a meet a young woman in a park at night, only to find that she has been murdered before he got there. The police consider him the prime suspect, and put him under considerable pressure to confess.

Cast

as Dr. Fred Corda *

Elisabeth Müller Elisabeth Müller (18 July 1926 – 11 December 2006) was a Swiss actress. Filmography References External links

* 1926 births 2006 deaths Swiss film actresses 20th-century Swiss actresses Actors from Basel-Stadt {{Switzerland-ac ...

as Beate Corda * Lucie Mannheim as Mrs. Bieringer * Hans Nielsen as Dr. Nagel *

Fritz Tillmann Fritz Tillmann (December 13, 1910 – October 30, 1986) was a German actor. Selected filmography * '' Hoegler's Mission'' (1950) - Fritz Rottmann * ''The Council of the Gods'' (1950) - Dr. Hans Scholz * '' Master of Life and Death'' (1955) - Dr ...

as Dr. Pohlhammer * Eva Pflug as Gabriele Montag *

Rudolf Fernau Rudolf Fernau (7 January 1898 – 4 November 1985) was a German actor who appeared in 53 films between 1936 and 1982. Biography Fernau was born and died in Munich, Germany. A Nazi Party member, he was sentenced to nine months in prison a ...

as Professor Schliessmann *

Siegfried Lowitz Siegfried Lowitz (22 September 1914 – 27 June 1999) was a German actor. Born in Berlin, he played the Hauptkommissar ''Erwin Köster'' in the German television drama '' Der Alte''. Prior to his tenure as Hauptkommissar, he played a killer ...

as Inspektor Guggitz *

Emmy Burg Emmy Burg (1903–1982) was a German film and television actress.Rentschler p.326 Selected filmography * ''The Beaver Coat'' (1949) * ''Homesick for You ''Homesick for You'' () is a 1952 West German musical film directed by Robert A. Stemmle a ...

as Oberin * Lore Hartling as Schwester Antonia *

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as Dr. Schimmer *

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as Vater von Corda *

Albert Bessler Albert Bessler (15 February 1905 – 4 December 1975) was a German film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1942 and 1975. He was born in Hamburg, Germany and died in West Berlin, West Germany. Partial filmography * ''Front Theatre'' (1 ...

as Dr. Dollheubel * Jochen Blume as Untersuchungsrichter *

Alfred Balthoff Alfred Balthoff (1905 – 1989) was a German stage, film and television actor. He also worked as a voice actor, dubbing foreign releases for the German-speaking market. Of Jewish background, he spent the final years of the Nazi era in hiding.Noac ...

as Detektiv Juch *

Roma Bahn Roma Bahn (1896–1975) was a German stage and film actress.Fuegi p.201 On stage she was notable for her performances as Polly in the original 1928 production of ''The Threepenny Opera''. In cinema she played supporting roles in films made during ...

as Ehemalige Krankenschwester * Werner Buttler as Dr. Feldmacher *

Reinhard Kolldehoff Reinhard Kolldehoff (29 April 1914 – 18 November 1995) was a German film actor. He appeared in 140 films between 1941 and 1988. He was born and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * '' The Gasman'' (1941) - Polizeibeamter (uncr ...

as Kriminalbeamter Kerndl * Georg Gütlich as Polizeiarzt Dr. Gruber * Hans Binner as Mörder *

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as Schwester Emerentia * Ursula Hoeflich as Schwester Veronika * Maria Krasna as Frau im Carmen-Kostüm * Barbara Wieczik as Susi Corda

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1958 films West German films German crime films German black-and-white films 1958 crime films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Josef von Báky Films produced by Horst Wendlandt Films about miscarriage of justice Crime films based on actual events Films shot at Spandau Studios 1950s German films Films scored by Georg Haentzschel {{1950s-Germany-film-stub