The Appeal to Conscience
The Appeal to Conscience (German: Ruf an das Gewissen) is a 1949 German mystery film directed by Karl Anton and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Werner Hinz and Gustav Diessl.[1] It was originally shot in 1944, but remained uncompleted until it was finished by DEFA in the post-war era. It remained unreleased until it was given a 1949 premiere in Austria. Subsequently it was distributed in East Germany in 1950 and West Germany in 1951.
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| Directed by | Karl Anton |
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| Music by | Franz R. Friedl |
| Cinematography | Herbert Körner |
| Edited by | Johanna Meisel |
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| Distributed by | Sovexport Film (East Germany) Lloyd Film (West Germany) |
Release date | 11 October 1949 (Austria) |
Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
It was produced by Tobis Film, one of the dominant companies of the Nazi era. It was shot in Studios in German-occupied Prague, with some location filming taking place around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer.
It involves the solving of a murder case re-opened ten years after it occurred by a celebrated crime writer.
Cast
- Karl Ludwig Diehl as Kriminalrat Husfeld
- Werner Hinz as Volkmar Hollberg, Schrifsteller
- Gustav Diessl as Dr. Gregor Karpinski
- Käthe Haack as Helga Andree
- Marina von Ditmar as Ingrid Andree
- Anneliese Uhlig as Senora de la Serna
- Andrews Engelmann as Jan Puchalla
- Hilde Hildebrand as Meta Puchalla
- Harald Paulsen as Korfiz
- Elisabeth Markus as Frau Hamborn
- Herbert Hübner as Gröner
- Hans Stiebner as Wituschek
- Walter Janssen
- Karl Hannemann
- Walter Werner
- Siegfried Niemann
- Anneliese von Eschstruth
- Werner Pledath
See also
References
- Davidson & Hake p. 61
Bibliography
- Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany. Berghahn Books, 2007.