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I Am Sebastian Ott (1939)

I Am Sebastian Ott (1939), directed by Viktor Becker, starring Willi Forst and Gustav Diessl.

08/10/1939 BR Crime and Drama 1h 34m

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After a shady art collector is murdered, adept Dr. Sebastian Ott uncovers a massive organised fraud with fake paintings. His twin brother Ludwig is responsible, kidnaps him and locks him away in his house. He uses Otto's ID and 'replaces' him...

  • Viktor BeckerDirector
  • Willi ForstDirector
  • Hans WolffEditing
  • Axel EggebrechtWriter

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I Am Sebastian Ott (German: Ich bin Sebastian Ott) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Willi Forst and starring Forst, Gustav Diessl and Trude Marlen. Some of the film was shot by the assistant director Viktor Becker. It was shot partly at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Herlth and Werner Schlichting. The plot revolves around art fraud with Forst playing the dual role of twins, one honest and the other corrupt.

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I Am Sebastian Ott (German: Ich bin Sebastian Ott) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Willi Forst and starring Forst, Gustav Diessl and Trude Marlen. Some of the film was shot by the assistant director Viktor Becker. It was shot partly at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Herlth and Werner Schlichting. The plot revolves around art fraud with Forst playing the dual role of twins, one honest and the other corrupt.

Cast

Willi Forst as Sebastian Ott / Ludwig Ott

Gustav Diessl as Strobl

Trude Marlen as Erika

Paul Hörbiger as Kriminalrat Baumann

Ady Berber as Meinhardt, Ganove

Lorenz Corvinus as Geheimrat bei der Ausstellung

Felix Dombrowsky as Kriminalkommissar

Richard Eybner as Schmiedl

Pepi Glöckner-Kramer as Marie, Mädchen bei Holzapfel

Hanns Hitzinger as Justizrat Norden

Reinhold Häussermann as Professor Nissen

Eduard Köck as Eberle, Faktoturn in der Galerie Ott

Ferdinand Mayerhofer as Kriminalkommissar Hellriegl

Alfred Neugebauer as Dr. Nemetz, Kriminalrat in Prag

Fritz Puchstein as Sekretär

Johannes Roth as Kellner

Werner Scharf as Paolini

Wilhelm Schich as Schneider

Otto Storm as Bankdirektor

Otto Treßler as Oberst Holzapfel

Robert Valberg as Prosecutor in Kopenhagen

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Bibliography

Von Dassanowsky, Robert (2005). Austrian Cinema: A History. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2147-0.

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I Am Sebastian Ott at IMDb

Text from I Am Sebastian Ott on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Sebastian_Ott

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What is I Am Sebastian Ott about?

I Am Sebastian Ott: After a shady art collector is murdered, adept Dr. Sebastian Ott uncovers a massive organised fraud with fake paintings. His twin brother Ludwig is responsible, kidnaps him and locks him away in his house. He uses Otto's ID and 'replaces' him...

Who directed I Am Sebastian Ott?

I Am Sebastian Ott was directed by Viktor Becker and Willi Forst in 1939.

Who stars in I Am Sebastian Ott?

The cast of I Am Sebastian Ott includes Willi Forst, Gustav Diessl, Paul Hörbiger, Ady Berber and Eduard Köck.

How long is I Am Sebastian Ott?

I Am Sebastian Ott runs for 94 minutes, or 1h34.

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