| Night of Decision | |
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| Directed by | Falk Harnack |
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| Cinematography | Friedl Behn-Grund |
| Edited by | Kurt Zeunert |
| Music by | Hans-Martin Majewski |
| Production company | Filmaufbau |
| Distributed by | Schorcht Filmverleih |
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| Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Night of Decision (German: Nacht der Entscheidung) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Falk Harnack and starring Carl Raddatz, Hilde Krahl and Albert Lieven. It was shot at Göttingen Studios and on location in Belgium. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Walter Haag.
Synopsis
After ten years as a prisoner of war in Siberia, a Belgian industrialist returns home to find that he has been declared dead and his wife has remarried.
Cast
- Carl Raddatz as René Dobersin
- Hilde Krahl as Claire Vernon
- Albert Lieven as Albert Vernon
- Ernst Schröder as Jacques Ardent
- Gisela Tantau as Monique Dobersin
- Harry Meyen as Philip Ardent
- Alfred Schieske as André
- Joseph Offenbach as Smozik
- Hans Hessling as Jules
- Fritz Rémond Jr. as Professor Mareau
- Maria Sebaldt as Penny
- Paul Günther as Matthieu
- Gerd E. Schäfer as Piet van Hoek
- Karl Meixner as Francois
- Rudolf Kalvius as Dr. Fabre
- Alwin Woesthoff as gardener
- Arthur Mentz as head-workman
- Jenny Lattermann as girl
- Benno Hoffmann as guarding soldier
References
- Bock & Bergfelder p. 383
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
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- 1950s German-language films
- Films directed by Falk Harnack
- Films set in Belgium
- 1950s German films
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