The Island (1934 film)
The Island (German: Die Insel) is a 1934 German thriller film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Brigitte Helm, Willy Fritsch and Hubert von Meyerinck.[1]
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| Directed by | Hans Steinhoff |
| Produced by | Karl Ritter |
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| Music by | Werner Bochmann |
| Cinematography | Konstantin Irmen-Tschet |
| Edited by | Willy Zeyn |
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| Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Artur Günther and Benno von Arent. Location shooting took place on the coast of Dalmatia. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in Berlin in August 1934. A separate French version Vers l'abîme was also released.
Cast
- Brigitte Helm as Kari
- Willy Fritsch as Raak, Handelsattaché
- Otto Treßler as Der Botschafter
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Graf Squeelen, erster Botschaftsrat
- Georg H. Schnell as Hollen, zweiter Botschaftsrat
- Heinz von Cleve as Kapitän Rist, Militärattaché
- Günther Lüders as Barrick, Presseattaché
- Erich Walter as Kraver, Beamter der Botschaft
- Walter Franck as Minister
- Herbert Gernot as Sekretär des Ministers
- Franz Weber as Führer der Handelsdelegation
- Ernst Rotmund as Kommissar Ascunto
- Karl Hannemann as Kriminalbeamter
- Françoise Rosay as Silvia
- Andrews Engelmann as Der Namenlose
- Harry Hardt as Autohändler
- Hans Leibelt as Bankdirektor
- Kurt Seifert as Der Korpulente
- Aribert Wäscher as Geldverleiher
References
- Bock & Bergfelder p. 460
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
External links
- The Island at IMDb
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