The False Step

The False Step
The False Step
	German film poster
German	Der Schritt vom Wege
Directed by	Gustaf Gründgens
Written by	Georg C. Klaren; Eckart von Naso
Based on	Effi Briest; by Theodor Fontane
Produced by	Gustaf Gründgens; Eduard Kubat
Starring	Marianne Hoppe; Karl Ludwig Diehl; Paul Hartmann; Max Gülstorff;
Cinematography	Ewald Daub
Edited by	Johanna Schmidt
Music by	Mark Lothar
Production; company	Terra Film
Distributed by	Terra Film
Release date	9 February 1939;
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Nazi Germany
Language	German

The False Step or The Step off the Path (German: Der Schritt vom Wege) is a 1939 German historical drama film directed by Gustaf Gründgens and starring Marianne Hoppe, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Paul Hartmann.^[1] It is an adaptation of Theodor Fontane's 1896 novel Effi Briest.

GermanDer Schritt vom Wege

Written byGeorg C. Klaren
Eckart von Naso

Based onEffi Briest
by Theodor Fontane

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The False Step
German film poster

German	Der Schritt vom Wege

Directed by	Gustaf Gründgens
Written by	Georg C. Klaren Eckart von Naso
Based on	Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane
Produced by	Gustaf Gründgens Eduard Kubat
Starring	Marianne Hoppe Karl Ludwig Diehl Paul Hartmann Max Gülstorff
Cinematography	Ewald Daub
Edited by	Johanna Schmidt
Music by	Mark Lothar
Production company	Terra Film
Distributed by	Terra Film
Release date	9 February 1939 (1939-02-09)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	Nazi Germany
Language	German