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| Directed by | Kurt Meisel |
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| Cinematography | Elio Carniel [de] |
| Edited by | Raimund Warta |
| Music by | Heinz Sandauer |
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| Distributed by | Deutsche Comerz-Film |
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| Running time | 90 minutes |
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| Language | German |
Arena of Death (German: Die Todesarena) is a 1953 Austrian-German crime film directed by Kurt Meisel and starring Richard Häussler, Katharina Mayberg, and Friedl Hardt.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav Abel and Nino Borghi.
Cast
- Richard Häussler as Diego Moreno
- Katharina Mayberg as Manuela Moreno
- Friedl Hardt as Helli Singer
- Bert Fortell as Gino Belotti
- Elfe Gerhart as Roberta, Chansonette
- Fritz Imhoff as Dr. Reiner, Kriminalrat
- Helli Servi as Rosi
- Die 3 Motorellos as Themselves
- Franz Böheim as Francesco
- Heribert Meisel as Ansager
- Leopold Rudolf as Brugger, Rennmechaniker
- Ernst Waldbrunn
References
- Fritsche p. 247
Bibliography
- Fritsche, Maria (2013). Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-0-85745-946-6.
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- 1950s German-language films
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