Secrets of the City (1955)
Secrets of the City (1955), directed by Fritz Kortner, starring Annemarie Düringer and Margot Trooger.
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Synopsis
An industrial plant gets into difficulties. The factory owner then decides to sell the company and makes all the employees redundant. How do the dismissed employees deal with the new situation?
- Albert BenitzCinematography
- Fritz KortnerDirector, Writer
- Klaus DudenhöferEditing
- Gyula TrebitschProducer
About the film
Secrets of the City (German: Die Stadt ist voller Geheimnisse) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Fritz Kortner and starring Annemarie Düringer, Erich Schellow and Walther Süssenguth. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Dieter Bartels and Herbert Kirchhoff.
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Secrets of the City (German: Die Stadt ist voller Geheimnisse) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Fritz Kortner and starring Annemarie Düringer, Erich Schellow and Walther Süssenguth. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Dieter Bartels and Herbert Kirchhoff.
Cast
Annemarie Düringer as Annie Lauer
Erich Schellow as Rudolf Thomas, Engineer
Walther Süssenguth as Böhnke
Margot Trooger as Paula
Paul Hörbiger as Herbert Klein
Eva Ingeborg Scholz as Christl Lauer, Telephone Operator
Bruni Löbel as Susi Ecker
Adrian Hoven as Gerhard Scholz
Grethe Weiser as Frieda Binder
Karl Ludwig Diehl as Prof. Siebrecht
Lucie Mannheim as Karina
Werner Fuetterer as Dr. Gunther
Charles Regnier as Morton
Wilfried Seyferth as Ein Fremder
Georg Thomalla as Paul Martinek
Rudolf Vogel as Barkeeper
References
Bibliography
Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
Secrets of the City at IMDb
Text from Secrets of the City on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secrets_of_the_City
Trivia
- It premiered on January 4, 1955, a Tuesday.
- It runs 1h28 — a typical feature length.
- Its original title is "Die Stadt ist voller Geheimnisse".
- This film's quiz has 10 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.
Production
- StudiosGyula-Trebitsch-Film, Real-Film
- CountriesGermany
- LanguagesGerman
- StatusReleased
Cast
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Annemarie Düringer
Annie Lauer -
Margot Trooger
Paula -
Paul Hörbiger
Herbert Klein -
Eva Ingeborg Scholz
Christl Lauer -
Bruni Löbel
Susi Ecker -
Adrian Hoven
Gerhard Scholz -
Grethe Weiser
Frieda Binder -
Karl Ludwig Diehl
Prof. Siebrecht -
Georg Thomalla
Paul Martinek -
Lucie Mannheim
Karina -
Werner Fuetterer
Dr. Gunther -
Charles Regnier
Morton -
Walther Suessenguth
Böhnke -
Erich Schellow
Rudolf Thomas, Engineer -
Wilfried Seyferth
Stranger -
Susi Nicoletti
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Karl Schönböck
- Carl-Heinz Schroth
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Rudolf Vogel
Barkeeper
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Crew
- Albert Benitz Cinematography
- Fritz Kortner Director
- Klaus Dudenhöfer Editing
- Gyula Trebitsch Producer
- Michael Jary Original music
- Curt Johannes Braun Writer
- Fritz Kortner Writer
Questions about this film
What is Secrets of the City about?
Secrets of the City: An industrial plant gets into difficulties. The factory owner then decides to sell the company and makes all the employees redundant. How do the dismissed employees deal with the new situation?
Who directed Secrets of the City?
Secrets of the City was directed by Fritz Kortner in 1955.
Who stars in Secrets of the City?
The cast of Secrets of the City includes Annemarie Düringer, Margot Trooger, Paul Hörbiger, Eva Ingeborg Scholz and Bruni Löbel.
How long is Secrets of the City?
Secrets of the City runs for 88 minutes, or 1h28.
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