Second Hand Destiny
Second Hand Destiny (German: Schicksal aus zweiter Hand) is a 1949 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Erich Ponto, Heinz Klevenow and Marianne Hoppe. It is sometimes considered a film noir.[1] At the time the director Staudte was mostly known for his work for the East German studio DEFA.
| Second Hand Destiny | |
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| Directed by | Wolfgang Staudte |
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| Written by | Wolfgang Staudte |
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| Music by | Wolfgang Zeller |
| Cinematography | Willy Winterstein |
| Edited by | Alice Ludwig |
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| Distributed by | Herzog-Filmverleih |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
It was made between May and July 1949 at the Wandsbek Studios of the Hamburg-based company Real Film. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff.
Synopsis
A man now working as a clairvoyant narrates in flashback how he has sunk from once being a happily married man to murdering his own wife.
Main cast
- Erich Ponto as Professor Sapis
- Heinz Klevenow as Lawyer Dr. van Hooven
- Marianne Hoppe as Irene Scholz
- Wilhelm Borchert as Michael Scholz / Sylvio Sylvestro
- Ernst Waldow as Studienrat Gärtner
- Albert Florath as Studienrat 'Pinguin'
- Joseph Offenbach as Ausrufer
- Horst von Otto as Ulrich Carstens
- Willy A. Kleinau as Ebeling
- Oskar Dimroth as Senator Delius
- Änne Bruck as Frau Delius
- Adalbert Kriwat as Sanitätsrat Lehfeld
- Heinz Klingenberg as Dr. Beringe
- Edith Heerdegen as Hermine Bruns
- Carl Voscherau as Heinemann
- Friedl Rostock as Ruth
- Gustl Busch as Kartenlegerin
- Renate Schacht as Medium
- Rupert Glawitsch as Tenor Stransky
- Ulrich Erfurth as Agent
References
- Spicer p. 460
Bibliography
- Spicer, Andrew (2010). Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7378-0.
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