The Man in Search of His Murderer (German: Der Mann, der seinen Mörder sucht) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Heinz Rühmann, Lien Deyers and Hans Leibelt.[1] The film is partially lost; of the original 9 acts, only five (50 minutes) remain. It was one of the early leading roles for upcoming German star Heinz Rühmann. Co-writer Billy Wilder was at the beginning of his long career. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and premiered at the city's Gloria-Palast. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was remade in 1952 as You Only Live Once.
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German | Der Mann, der seinen Mörder sucht |
Directed by | Robert Siodmak |
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Produced by | Erich Pommer |
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Edited by | Viktor Gertler |
Music by | |
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Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 97 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
Cast
edit- Heinz Rühmann as Hans Herfort
- Lien Deyers as Kitty
- Raimund Janitschek as Otto Kuttlapp
- Hans Leibelt as Adamowski
- Hermann Speelmans as Jim
- Friedrich Hollaender as Chairman of 'Weisse Weste'
- Gerhard Bienert as Policeman
- Eugen Boral as Member of 'Weisse Weste'
- Otti Dietze as Innkeeper
- Victor Palfi as Hans' Friend
- Greta Keller as Singer
- Franz Fiedler
- Eberhard Mack
- Erik Schuetz
- Roland Varno
- Wolfgang von Waltershausen
- Hermann Blaß
- Fritz Odemar
See also
edit- Tribulations of a Chinaman in China (novel by Jules Verne, 1879)
- Flirting with Fate (1916)
- The Whistler (1944)
- You Only Live Once (1952)
- Five Days (1954)
- Up to His Ears (1965)
- Tulips (1981)
- I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
- Bulworth (1998)
- Shut Up and Shoot Me (2005)
References
edit- ^ Hardt p. 239
Bibliography
edit- Hardt, Ursula (1996). From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-930-7.
- Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.
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