Nachts,_wenn_der_Teufel_kam

<i>The Devil Strikes at Night</i>

The Devil Strikes at Night

1957 film by Robert Siodmak

The Devil Strikes at Night (German: Nachts, wenn der Teufel kam) is a 1957 West German film directed by Robert Siodmak, based on the true story of Bruno Lüdke.

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It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film,[1] as well as winning German Film Award for Best Fiction Film in its native country.

Synopsis

The film is a highly fictionalized account of the hunt for a serial killer, as he murders women during the last year or two of World War II. In one of the crimes, a man is arrested who is obviously innocent. An investigator, who begins to unravel a thread leading to the real killer, becomes frustrated by Nazi authorities who believe that revealing the truth will undermine the people's faith in their supposedly infallible system. The detective story gradually evolves into a narrative about the evils of political propaganda and corruption.

Cast

Production

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gottfried Will and Rolf Zehetbauer. Location shooting took place in Berlin and Munich.

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "The 30th Academy Awards (1958) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-25.


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