Epilogue (1950)
The reporter Peter Zabel stumbles upon the sinking of the luxury yacht Orplid in Hamburg on August 14, 1949. The ship went down with a wedding party run by artists on a pleasure trip from Hamburg to Scotland . In spite of good weather and no technical problems. Out of personal curiosity, Zabel starts researching. Could the sinking of Orplid have political reasons? A German political thriller and film noir inspired by Carol Reed's "The Third Man".
Director:
Helmut Käutner
Writers:
Helmut Käutner, Robert A. Stemmle.
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Horst Caspar as Reporter Peter Zabel |
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Bettina Moissi as Leata |
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O.E. Hasse as Chefredakteur Dr. Mannheim |
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Hans Leibelt as Cheflektor Kurt E. Beckmann |
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Irene von Meyendorff as Conchita/Braut von Martin Jarzombeck |
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Fritz Kortner as Mr. P. L. Hoopman |
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Hilde Hildebrand as Mrs. Eleanor Hoopman |
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Peter van Eyck as FBI-Agent Bennister alias Steward Stephan Lund |
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Hans Christian Blech as Bräutigam Martin Jarzombeck |
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Carl Raddatz as Pianist Aldo Siano, Mitglied einer Verbrecherbande |
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Arno Assmann as Ermano, Partner von Conchita |
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Paul Hörbiger as Musikclown „The Great Teatch“ |
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Reinhard Kolldehoff as Funker der Orplid |
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Camilla Spira as Pensionswirtin |
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Blandine Ebinger as Sekretärin im Auskunftsbüro |
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Horst Hächler as Klaus von Werth |
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Jeanette Schultze as Lore Bruckmann |
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Arno Paulsen as Mr. Hill, ein internationaler Waffenhändler |
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Rolf von Nauckhoff as Pastor Johannes Klappstein |
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Ilse Werner as |
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Adrian Hoven as |
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Helmut Käutner as |
| Directing | Helmut Käutner | Director |
| Production | Artur Brauner | Producer |
| Sound | Heinz Orlich | Sound |
| Editing | Johanna Meisel | Editor |
| Writing | Helmut Käutner | Screenplay |
| Writing | Fritz Böttger | Writer |
| Camera | Werner Krien | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Artur Brauner | Writer |
| Art | Emil Hasler | Art Direction |
| Writing | Robert A. Stemmle | Screenplay |
| Sound | Bernhard Eichhorn | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ursula Stutz | Costume Design |