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The Devil Strikes at Night

3.5

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Duration100 min.
LanguageGerman
StatusReleased
Release DateSep 19, 1957

Overview

Hamburg, Germany, 1944, during World War II. A serial killer terrorizes the city. When it seems clear that the local police are unable to catch him, forces as dark and terrible as the criminal himself become involved in the case.

Genres

  • Drama
  • Thriller
  • Crime

Casts

Claus Holm

Claus Holm

Police Commissioner Axel Kersten

Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf

Bruno Lüdke

Hannes Messemer

Hannes Messemer

SS-Gruppenführer Rossdorf

Peter Carsten

Peter Carsten

SS-Standartenführer Mollwitz

Carl Lange

Carl Lange

Major Thomas Wollenberg

Werner Peters

Werner Peters

Willi Keun

Annemarie Düringer

Annemarie Düringer

Helga Hornung

Monika John

Monika John

Waitress Lucy Hansen

Rosel Schäfer

Anna Hohmann

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Presiding Judge Dr. Schleffien

Walter Janssen

Walter Janssen

DS Boehm

Wilmut Borell

SS-Obersturmführer Heinrich

Helmut Brasch

SS-Truppführer Scharf

Georg Lehn

Georg Lehn

Detective Bruehl

Lukas Ammann

Lukas Ammann

Public Defender

Margaret Jahnen

Frau Weinberger

Käthe Itter

Doorman's Wife

Else Quecke

Else Quecke

Frau Lehmann

Christa Nielsen

Blonde Prostitute

Alois Maria Giani

Dietrich Thoms

Soldier

Heinz Beck

Station Constable (uncredited)

Trude Breitschopf

SS-Scharführerin (uncredited)

Friedrich Joloff

Friedrich Joloff

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Karl-Heinz Peters

Air-raid Warden (uncredited)

Toni Treutler

Canteen Keeper (uncredited)