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The Confession of Ina Kahr (1954)

Genre : Crime

Runtime : 1H 51M

Director : G.W. Pabst
Writer : Erna Fentsch

Synopsis

Told in flashback, the film recounts the events leading up to the killing of good-for-nothing Curt Jurgens. Warned by her friends and relatives that Jurgens is a bad job, impulsive Ina Kahr marries him anyway. His ceaseless philandering and abuse wears away at Ina to the point that she contemplates poisoning her husband...

Actors

Curd Jürgens
Curd Jürgens
Paul Kahr
Elisabeth Müller
Elisabeth Müller
Ina Kahr
Albert Lieven
Albert Lieven
Dr. Pleyer
Vera Molnar
Vera Molnar
Jenny
Friedrich Domin
Friedrich Domin
Vater Stoll
Jester Naefe
Jester Naefe
Cora Brink
Margot Trooger
Margot Trooger
Margit Kahr
Ingmar Zeisberg
Ingmar Zeisberg
Marianne von Degenhardt
Hilde Körber
Hilde Körber
Wärterin Stuckmann
Hanna Rucker
Hanna Rucker
Helga Barnholm
Ulrich Beiger
Ulrich Beiger
Renate Mannhardt
Renate Mannhardt
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur
Hilde Sessak
Hilde Sessak

Crews

G.W. Pabst
G.W. Pabst
Director
Hans Emil Dits
Hans Emil Dits
Novel
Erna Fentsch
Erna Fentsch
Screenplay
Alfred Bittins
Alfred Bittins
Producer
Erwin Halletz
Erwin Halletz
Music
Günther Anders
Günther Anders
Director of Photography
Herbert Taschner
Herbert Taschner
Editor
Hertha Hareiter
Hertha Hareiter
Art Direction
Otto Pischinger
Otto Pischinger
Art Direction
Minna Held
Minna Held
Makeup Artist
Franz Mayrhofer
Franz Mayrhofer
Makeup Artist
Peter Pabst
Peter Pabst
Assistant Director
F.W. Dustmann
F.W. Dustmann
Sound

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