It Began at Midnight
1951 film
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It Began at Midnight (German: Es begann um Mitternacht) is a 1951 West German comedy crime film directed by Peter Paul Brauer and starring Winnie Markus, Albert Matterstock and Heli Finkenzeller.[1][2] It was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Herlth.[3]
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| Directed by | Peter Paul Brauer |
| Written by | Friedrich Dammann Werner P. Zibaso |
| Produced by | Alfred Bittins |
| Starring | Winnie Markus Albert Matterstock Heli Finkenzeller |
| Cinematography | Otto Baecker |
| Edited by | Walter von Bonhorst |
| Music by | Herbert Jarczyk |
Production company | Cinephon-Film |
| Distributed by | Fortuna-Filmverleih |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis
A lawyer assists a young woman to break into a house, as she claims she has lost her keys. In fact she is breaking in to recover some love letters a relation of hers had written to the owner a shady baron. The baron reports the robbery to the police, and the lawyer finds himself being accused of stealing jewellery from the property.
Cast
- Winnie Markus as die Einbrecherin
- Albert Matterstock as der Rechtsanwalt
- Heli Finkenzeller as die Schwiegermutter
- Werner Finck as der Baron
- Jakob Tiedtke
- Rudolf Platte
- Ida Wüst
- Ernst Waldow
- Walter Gross
- Rolf Weih
- Ellen Bang
