Before Sundown

Before Sundown
Film poster
Directed by	Gottfried Reinhardt
Written by	Gerhart Hauptmann (play)
Produced by	Artur Brauner
Starring	Hans Albers Annemarie Düringer Martin Held
Cinematography	Kurt Hasse
Edited by	Kurt Zeunert
Music by	Werner Eisbrenner
Production company	CCC Film
Distributed by	Schorcht Filmverleih Sascha Film (Austria)
Release date	6 July 1956 (1956-07-06)
Running time	103 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Before Sundown (German: Vor Sonnenuntergang) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and starring Hans Albers, Annemarie Düringer and Martin Held. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival it won the Golden Bear (Audience award).^[1] It was adapted from the classic play of the same title by Gerhart Hauptmann.^[2]

It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Vienna and the Swiss resort town St. Moritz. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Peter Röhrig and Rolf Zehetbauer.

Cast[]

• Hans Albers as Generaldirektor Mathias Clausen
• Annemarie Düringer as Inken Peters
• Martin Held as Erich Klamroth
• Claus Biederstaedt as Egbert Clausen
• Hannelore Schroth as Ottilie Klamroth, geb. Clausen
• Erich Schellow as Wolfgang Clausen
• as Bettina Clausen
• Johanna Hofer as Frau Peters, Inkens Mutter
• as Paula Clausen, geb. Rübsamen
• Hans Nielsen as Dr. Steynitz, Sanitätsrat
• as Diener
• Wolfgang Preiss as Dr. Hahnefeld, Syndikus der Clausen-Werke
• Kurt Vespermann as Wuttke, Fahrer bei Clausen
• Franz Weber as Gärtner

References[]

Bibliography[]

• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.

External links[]

• Before Sundown at IMDb

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