Duel with Death
1949 Austrian film
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Duel with Death (German: Duell mit dem Tod) is a 1949 Austrian war drama film directed by Paul May and starring Rolf von Nauckhoff, Annelies Reinhold, and Fritz Hinz-Fabricius.[1] The film depicts the Austrian resistance to Nazi Germany during the Second World War, and takes influence from May's and his friends real-life experiences during the war.[2]
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Annelies Reinhold
Fritz Hinz-Fabricius
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Belgian release poster | |
| Directed by | Paul May |
| Written by | Paul May Georg Wilhelm Pabst |
| Produced by | Georg Wilhelm Pabst |
| Starring | Rolf von Nauckhoff Annelies Reinhold Fritz Hinz-Fabricius |
| Cinematography | Helmut Ashley |
| Music by | Alfred Schneider |
Production company | Pabst-Kiba-Filmproduktionsgesellschaft |
| Distributed by | Union Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
The sets were designed by the art director Otto Pischinger.
It premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in July 1949 before its general release in Austria that December.
Plot
A Professor is brought before an Allied military court to explain apparently incriminating evidence against him. This gives him a chance to recount what really happened during the war years.
Cast
- Rolf von Nauckhoff as Dr. Ernst Romberg
- Annelies Reinhold as Maria Romberg
- Fritz Hinz-Fabricius as Pfarrer Menhardt
- Hans Dreßler as Defense lawyer Dr. Hallmann
- Louis V. Arco as Gerichtsvorsitzender
- Ernst Waldbrunn as Franz Lang
- Maria Eis as Frau Lang
- Erich Auer as Geisler
- Martin King as Ziegler
- Manfred Schuster as Beierle
- Hannes Schiel as Rainer, Standartenführer der SS
- Josef Krastel as Kaindl
- Emmerich Schrenk as Dietz, Sturmführer der SS
- Otto Schmöle as Präsident des deutschen Feldkriegsgerichts
- Ulrich Bettac
- Erich Dörner
- Heinz Moog
