Epilogue (1950)

Name: Epilogue
Genre: Drama
Released: 1950-09-28
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Horst Caspar, Bettina Moissi, O.E. Hasse, Hans Leibelt, Irene von Meyendorff

Epilogue (1950), directed by Helmut Käutner, starring Horst Caspar and Bettina Moissi.

09/28/1950 BR Drama 1h 31m

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The reporter Peter Zabel stumbles upon the sinking of the luxury yacht Orplid in Hamburg on August 14, 1949. The ship went down with a wedding party run by artists on a pleasure trip from Hamburg to Scotland . In spite of good weather and no technical problems. Out of personal curiosity, Zabel starts researching. Could the sinking of Orplid have political reasons? A German political thriller and film noir inspired by Carol Reed's "The Third Man".

Werner KrienCinematography
Helmut KäutnerDirector, Screenplay
Johanna MeiselEditing
Artur BraunerProducer, Writer

About the film

The Orplid Mystery or Epilogue (German: Epilog: Das Geheimnis der Orplid) is a 1950 West German thriller film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Horst Caspar, Bettina Moissi, and O.E. Hasse. The film did not perform well at the box office on its release.

It was made at the Spandau Studios of CCC Films. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler.

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It was made at the Spandau Studios of CCC Films. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler.

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Bibliography

Bergfelder, Tim (2005) [2004]. International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-Productions in the 1960s. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-539-2.

Davidson, John; Hake, Sabine (2009). Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-84545-536-1.

External links

The Orplid Mystery at IMDb

Text from The Orplid Mystery on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Orplid_Mystery

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It premiered on September 28, 1950, a Thursday.
It runs 1h31 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Epilog - Das Geheimnis der Orplid".
This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosCCC Filmkunst
CountriesGermany
LanguagesGerman
StatusReleased

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Werner Krien Cinematography
Helmut Käutner Director
Johanna Meisel Editing
Artur Brauner Producer
Artur Brauner Writer
Fritz Böttger Writer
Helmut Käutner Screenplay
Robert A. Stemmle Screenplay

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What is Epilogue about?

Epilogue: The reporter Peter Zabel stumbles upon the sinking of the luxury yacht Orplid in Hamburg on August 14, 1949. The ship went down with a wedding party run by artists on a pleasure trip from Hamburg to Scotland . In spite of good weather and no technical problems. Out of personal curiosity, Zabel starts researching. Coul…

Who directed Epilogue?

Epilogue was directed by Helmut Käutner in 1950.

Who stars in Epilogue?

The cast of Epilogue includes Horst Caspar, Bettina Moissi, O.E. Hasse, Hans Leibelt and Irene von Meyendorff.

How long is Epilogue?

Epilogue runs for 91 minutes, or 1h31.