| The Golden Plague | |
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| German | Die goldene Pest |
| Directed by | John Brahm |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Gerhard T. Buchholz Walter Guse |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Klaus von Rautenfeld |
| Edited by | Walter Boos Wolfgang Flaum |
| Music by | Hans-Martin Majewski |
Production company | Occident Film |
| Distributed by | Allianz Filmverleih |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
The Golden Plague (German: Die goldene Pest) is a 1954 West German drama film directed by John Brahm and starring Ivan Desny, Karlheinz Böhm, and Gertrud Kückelmann.[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Bütow. Location shooting took place in Dotzheim and Kaiserslautern.
Plot
Ivan Desny plays a disillusioned exile returning to Germany from the United States. The film centers around drug trafficking and the black market.[1][2]
Cast
- Ivan Desny as Sergeant Hartwig
- Karlheinz Böhm as Karl Hellmer
- Gertrud Kückelmann as Franziska Hellmer
- Wilfried Seyferth as Wenzeslaw Kolowrat
- Elise Aulinger as Johanna Neureither
- Heinz Hilpert as Tonder
- Ilse Fürstenberg as Mrs. Försterling
- Erich Ponto as Dr. Sierich
- Alexander Golling as Hamann
- Ethel Reschke as Lola
- Joachim Rake as Captain Tyler
Reception
Award nominations
- Karlheinz Böhm was nominated for the 1955 Bambi Award best German actor
- Erich Ponto was nominated for the 1955 German Film Awards as best supporting actor
See also
- Black Gravel (1961)
References
- 1 2 Hake, Sabine (2009). Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim (eds.). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books. p. 306. doi:10.2307/j.ctt1x76dm6. ISBN 978-1571816559. JSTOR j.ctt1x76dm6. S2CID 252868046.
- ↑ Kapczynski, Jennifer M.; Richardson, Michael D., eds. (2014) [2012]. A New History of German Cinema. Rochester, NY: Camden House. ISBN 978-1-57113-595-7.
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