Friday the Thirteenth (German: Freitag, der 13.) is a 1949 West German comedy crime film directed by Erich Engels and starring Fritz Kampers, Angelika Hauff, and Fita Benkhoff.
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| Directed by | Erich Engels |
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| Produced by | Eduard Kubat |
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| Cinematography | E. W. Fiedler |
| Edited by | Charlotte Steidinger |
| Music by | Ludwig Schmidseder |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
It was made by Terra Film in 1944, but was not released before the end of the Second World War. It received its much delayed premiere in 1949. It was one of several Nazi-era productions that were given releases in the years after the end of the war.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Günther.[2][3]
Cast
edit- Fritz Kampers as Rapp, der Schloßherr
- Angelika Hauff as Irene, seine Stieftochter
- Fita Benkhoff as Vilma Reckennagel, die Hausdame
- Rudolf Fernau as Robert, der Diener
- Willi Rose as Oskar, der Chauffeur
- Carsta Löck as Ottilie, die Köchin
- Albert Hehn as Axel Westhaus
- Rolf Weih as Frank Fux
- Heinz Schorlemmer as Thomas Färber
- Ingrid Lutz as Betty, die Zofe
- Heinz Salfner as Haldenwang
- Bruno Hübner as Inspektor Derschugg
- Oskar Höcker as Paul, der Gärtner
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rentschler, p. 266.
- ^ "Portrait of the production designer Artur Günther by Thomas Staedeli". www.cyranos.ch. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "Artur Günther | filmportal.de". www.filmportal.de. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
Bibliography
edit- Rentschler, Eric (1996). The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-57640-7.
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