Nacht wenn der Teufel kam
- Publication/Creation:
- New York, NY : Kino Classics, [2022]
- Resource Type:
- Video or Visual Material
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Additional/Related Title Information
- Full Title:
- Nacht wenn der Teufel kam / Eine Robert Siodmak Produktion der Divina ; Buch, Werner Jörg Lüddecke ; Regie, Robert Siodmak
- Variant Titles:
- English title from container and disc label: The Devil strikes at night
Related Names
- Additional Author/Creators:
- Siodmak, Robert, 1900-1973, film director
Lüddecke, Werner Jörg, 1912-1986, screenwriter
Holm, Claus, 1918-1996, actor
Adorf, Mario, actor
Messemer, Hannes, actor
Carsten, Peter, 1928-2012, actor
Divina Film, production company
Kino Classics (Firm), publisher
Subjects/Genre
- Genre:
- Motion pictures
Film noir
Detective and mystery films
Film adaptations
Feature films - Subjects:
- Lüdke, Bruno,1908-1944--Drama
Serial murder investigation--Germany--Drama
Nazis--Germany--Drama
Hamburg (Germany)--History--Bombardment, 1940-1945--Drama
Description/Summary
- Summary:
- The murder of a Hamburg barmaid seems an open-and-shut case until a recently demobilized Nazi soldier, reassigned to the police force, suspects it₂s the work of a serial killer. His efforts to bring the murderer to justice run afoul of the Reich, which fears the culprit is Aryan, not the foreigner, gypsy, or Jew they would prefer. Director Robert Siodmak, the greatest practitioner of Hollywood noir returned to Germany in the 1950s to finish his career. This was the most powerful film of those later years, a subtle yet scathing payback to the Nazis that chased him from his homeland. Based on the true story of murderer Bruno Lüdke, Siodmak creates a tense policier that's also a psychological drama exploring how some of those who did not flee the Reich struggled to maintain their integrity and morality in the face of overwhelming corruption and evil.
- Language:
- German
- Language Note:
- German dialogue; optional English subtitles.
- Physical Type/Description:
- 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- Technical Note:
- Blu-ray; region A; full screen; LPCM 2.0; requires Blu-ray player.
- General Note:
- Title and credits from screen.
Originally released as a motion picture in 1957.
Based on an article written by Will Berthold.
Special features: Audio commentary by Imogen Sara Smith. - Participant/Performer Note:
- Claus Holm, Mario Adorf, Hannes Messemer, Peter Carsten.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Director of photography, Georg Kraüse ; editor, Walter Boos ; music, Siegfried Franz.
Additional Identifiers
- Catalog ID (MMSID):
- 9937483800102486
- OCLC Number:
- 1298605021
- Other Identifiers:
- Universal Product Code: 738329258030
- Publisher Number:
- K25803 Kino Classics
- Barcode:
- 010003121988
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