Under the Thousand Lanterns (1952)

Genre : Crime

Runtime : 1H 34M

Director : Erich Engel

Synopsis

This German drama tells the story of a musician who is killed and leaves his work unfinished. His apprentice is cleared of the murder and turns out to be the real composer.

Actors

Michel Auclair
Michel Auclair
Michel Dumas
Gisela Trowe
Gisela Trowe
Betty
Hanna Rucker
Hanna Rucker
Elisa
Inge Meysel
Inge Meysel
Auguste
René Deltgen
René Deltgen
Kommissar Dr. Hennings
Carl-Heinz Schroth
Carl-Heinz Schroth
Lüders, Theaterdirektor
Joseph Offenbach
Joseph Offenbach
Taxichauffeur
Katharina Brauren
Katharina Brauren
Lissy, Garderobiere
Willy Maertens
Willy Maertens
Mahnke, Gerichtsvollzieher
Günther Jerschke
Günther Jerschke
Metzler
Gerda-Maria Jürgens
Gerda-Maria Jürgens
Kassiererin
Kurt Meister
Kurt Meister
Beamter im Fundbüro
Ernst Schröder
Ernst Schröder
Carl Voscherau
Carl Voscherau
Marga Maasberg
Marga Maasberg
Tilla Hohmann
Tilla Hohmann
Benny de Weill
Benny de Weill
Susanne Feldmann
Susanne Feldmann
Margot Friedländer
Margot Friedländer
Singer
Kurt Fuß
Kurt Fuß
Alexander Hunzinger
Alexander Hunzinger
Günther Jerschke
Günther Jerschke
Gerda-Maria Jürgens
Gerda-Maria Jürgens
Renée Lebas
Renée Lebas
E. Lissautzki
E. Lissautzki
Liselotte Malkowsky
Liselotte Malkowsky
Kurt Meister
Kurt Meister

Crews

Erich Engel
Erich Engel
Director
Robert Gilbert
Robert Gilbert
Novel
Robert A. Stemmle
Robert A. Stemmle
Writer
Erich Engel
Erich Engel
Writer

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