Die Nacht von Lissabon (1971)
After fleeing from Nazi Germany, Josef and Helen Schwarz arrive in Portugal's capital in 1942, where a ship to America awaits them. But on the evening before the ship departs, Helen dies in the hotel. She had concealed the cancer from her husband so as not to burden their last days together. Deeply affected and disillusioned, Josef is drawn to the port of Lisbon. There he meets a penniless exile to whom he is willing to give the ship's tickets and visas, which have now become worthless to him, if he accompanies him that night and listens to his story.
Director: Zbyněk Brynych
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Martin Benrath as Josef Schwarz |
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Erika Pluhar as Helen |
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Horst Frank as Georg Jürgens |
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Vadim Glowna as Der Mann |
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Charles Regnier as Lachmann |
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Tilo von Berlepsch as Krause |
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Peter Lühr as Der Schmächtige |
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Hans Schweikart as Dr. Dubois |
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Herbert Tiede as Dr. Martens |
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Elfriede Nossing as Concierge |
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Arthur Duarte as |
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Günter Clemens as German Soldier |
| Directing | Zbyněk Brynych | Director |
| Writing | Zbyněk Brynych | Writer |
| Writing | Erich Maria Remarque | Novel |
| Sound | Peter Thomas | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Rolf Kästel | Director of Photography |
| Art | Wolf Englert | Art Direction |
| Art | Robert Stratil | Art Direction |