The Lost Face

The Lost Face (German: Das verlorene Gesicht) is a 1948 German drama film directed by Kurt Hoffmann and starring Marianne Hoppe, Gustav Fröhlich and Richard Häussler. The plot of a woman with two divided personalities caused by a recent trauma drew inspiration from the Gainsborough Melodrama Madonna of the Seven Moons which had been extremely popular on its release in Germany.

The Lost Face
German	Das verlorene Gesicht
Directed by	Kurt Hoffmann
Written by	Harald Braun Rolf Reissmann
Produced by	Walter Bolz Harald Braun
Starring	Marianne Hoppe Gustav Fröhlich Richard Häussler
Cinematography	Franz Koch
Edited by	Adolf Schlyssleder
Music by	Lothar Brühne
Production company	Neue Deutsche Filmgesellschaft
Distributed by	Schorcht Filmverleih
Release date	19 November 1948 (1948-11-19)
Running time	98 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich with location shooting taking place in Heidelberg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Kuhnert.

Synopsis

In Stuttgart a lost and disorientated young woman is found. It is assumed she is from Tibet. She receives care from a doctor and falls in love with a lawyer. Yet suddenly her face and voice change and she emerges as a completely different woman.

Cast

• Marianne Hoppe as Johanna Stegen
• Gustav Fröhlich as Dr. Thomas Martin
• Richard Häussler as Robert Lorm
• Paul Dahlke as Axel Witt
• Hermine Körner as Frau von Aldenhoff
• Harald Mannl as Leo L'Arronge
• Rudolf Vogel as Professor Kersten
• Walter Kiaulehn as Anstaltsarzt
• Erich Ponto as Wissenschaftler
• Bruno Hübner as Bildhauer
• Herbert Weicker as Dr. Rasan
• Ruth Killer as Sonja
• Eva Vaitl as Dame
• Helmuth Renar as Geheimrat Winter

Bibliography

• Bergfelder, Tim. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books, 2005.

External links

• The Lost Face at IMDb