Friday the Thirteenth (1949 film)

Friday the Thirteenth (German: Freitag, der 13.) is a 1949 West German comedy crime film directed by Erich Engels and starring Fritz Kampers, Angelika Hauff, and Fita Benkhoff.

Directed byErich Engels

Written by

• Erich Engels (play)
• Ernst Nebhut [de]
• Just Scheu [de; es; fr]

Produced byEduard Kubat

Starring

• Fritz Kampers
• Angelika Hauff
• Fita Benkhoff

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Friday the Thirteenth
Fita Benkhoff and Rudolf Fernau
Directed by	Erich Engels
Written by	Erich Engels (play) Ernst Nebhut [de] Just Scheu [de; es; fr]
Produced by	Eduard Kubat
Starring	Fritz Kampers Angelika Hauff Fita Benkhoff
Cinematography	E. W. Fiedler
Edited by	Charlotte Steidinger
Music by	Ludwig Schmidseder
Production company	Terra Film
Distributed by	Prisma Film (West Germany) Sovexport Film (East Germany)
Release date	9 November 1949 (1949-11-09)
Running time	85 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

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It was made by Terra Film in 1944, but was not released before the end of the Second World War. It received its much delayed premiere in 1949. It was one of several Nazi-era productions that were given releases in the years after the end of the war.^[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Artur Günther.^[2][3]