| Devil in Silk | |
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| Directed by | Rolf Hansen |
| Written by | |
| Based on | Der Teufel nebenan (novel) by Gina Kaus |
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| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Franz Weihmayr |
| Edited by | Anna Höllering [de] |
| Music by | Mark Lothar |
| Production company | Fono Film |
| Distributed by | Deutsche Film Hansa |
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| Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Devil in Silk (German: Teufel in Seide) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Lilli Palmer, Curd Jürgens, and Winnie Markus. After leaving his overbearing wife for another woman, a composer is suspected of her murder when she is found dead.
It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place at Kampen on the island of Sylt in Schleswig-Holstein. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Arno Richter [de; fr] and Peter Röhrig [de].
Plot
On a train journey, penniless composer Thomas meets rich publisher Melanie. The two get married and Melanie gets Thomas a lucrative job in her publishing house. However, Melanie turns out to be a jealous control freak and Thomas is unhappy in their marriage. When he begins an affair with his secretary and demands a divorce from Melanie, she commits suicide and makes it appear as if he killed her.
Cast
- Lilli Palmer as Melanie
- Curd Jürgens as Thomas Ritter
- Winnie Markus as Sabine
- Adelheid Seeck as Sylvia Angermann
- Hans Nielsen as Dr. Zacharias
- Wolfgang Büttner as Dr. Hess
- Hilde Körber as Sophie
- Paul Bildt as Dr. Heinsheimer
- Helmuth Rudolph as Georg Angermann
- Robert Meyn as Untersuchungsrichter
- Otto Graf as Gerichtsvorsitzender
- Wolf Martini [de] as Prosecutor
- Else Ehser as Frau Schwarz
- Paul Bösiger [de] as Peter Dornberg
References
- Bock & Bergfelder, p. 356.
- Hansen, Rolf, Teufel in Seide (Drama), Bayerische Film- und Fernsehförderung, CCC Filmkunst, Fono Film, retrieved 2 May 2022
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
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