The Golden Plague (1954 film)
The Golden Plague | |
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German | Die goldene Pest |
Directed by | John Brahm |
Written by |
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Produced by | Gerhard T. Buchholz Walter Guse |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Klaus von Rautenfeld |
Edited by | Walter Boos Wolfgang Flaum |
Music by | Hans-Martin Majewski |
Production company | Occident Film |
Distributed by | Allianz Filmverleih |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
The Golden Plague (German: Die goldene Pest) is a 1954 West German drama film directed by John Brahm and starring Ivan Desny, Karlheinz Böhm, and Gertrud Kückelmann.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Bütow.
Plot[]
Ivan Desny plays a disillusioned exile returning to Germany from the United States. The film centers around drug trafficking and the black market.[1][2]
Cast[]
- Ivan Desny as Sergeant Hartwig
- Karlheinz Böhm as Karl Hellmer
- Gertrud Kückelmann as Franziska Hellmer
- Wilfried Seyferth as Wenzeslaw Kolowrat
- Elise Aulinger as Johanna Neureither
- Heinz Hilpert as Tonder
- Ilse Fürstenberg as Mrs. Försterling
- Erich Ponto as Dr. Sierich
- Alexander Golling as Hamann
- Ethel Reschke as Lola
- Joachim Rake as Captain Tyler
Reception[]
Award nominations[]
- Karlheinz Böhm was nominated for the 1955 Bambi Award best German actor
- Erich Ponto was nominated for the 1955 German Film Awards as best supporting actor
See also[]
- Black Gravel (1961)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books. p. 306. ISBN 1571816550. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6.
- ^ Kapczynski, Jennifer M.; Richardson, Michael D., eds. (2014) [2012]. A New History of German Cinema. Rochester, NY: Camden House. ISBN 978-1-57113-595-7.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1954 films
- German-language films
- 1954 drama films
- German drama films
- West German films
- Films directed by John Brahm
- 1950s German film stubs