Only the Wind
Encyclopedia
Only the Wind is a 1961 German
crime film
directed by Fritz Umgelter
and starring Freddy Quinn
, Gustav Knuth
and Heinz Weiss
. The film is a crime thriller set off the western Irish coast.
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
crime film
Crime film
Crime films are films which focus on the lives of criminals. The stylistic approach to a crime film varies from realistic portrayals of real-life criminal figures, to the far-fetched evil doings of imaginary arch-villains. Criminal acts are almost always glorified in these movies.- Plays and films...
directed by Fritz Umgelter
Fritz Umgelter
Fritz Umgelter was a German television director, television writer, and film director....
and starring Freddy Quinn
Freddy Quinn
Freddy Quinn is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity within the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s. Similar to Hans Albers two generations before him, Quinn adopted the persona of the rootless wanderer who goes to sea but longs for a home, family and friends...
, Gustav Knuth
Gustav Knuth
Gustav Knuth was a German film actor. He appeared in 128 films between 1935 and 1982.-Selected filmography:* Friedemann Bach * Das Grosse Spiel * Die Mücke * Sissi...
and Heinz Weiss
Heinz Weiss
Heinz Weiss was a German film actor.Weiss is best known for playing the role of Phil Decker in the Jerry Cotton series of films and the role of Captain Heinz Hansen in Das Traumschiff....
. The film is a crime thriller set off the western Irish coast.
Cast
- Freddy QuinnFreddy QuinnFreddy Quinn is an Austrian singer and actor whose popularity within the German-speaking world soared in the late 1950s and 1960s. Similar to Hans Albers two generations before him, Quinn adopted the persona of the rootless wanderer who goes to sea but longs for a home, family and friends...
... Mike - Gustav KnuthGustav KnuthGustav Knuth was a German film actor. He appeared in 128 films between 1935 and 1982.-Selected filmography:* Friedemann Bach * Das Grosse Spiel * Die Mücke * Sissi...
... Sean O'Connor - Cordula TrantowCordula TrantowCordula Trantow is a German actress and director. For her performance as Geli Raubal in the 1962 film, Hitler, she was nominated for a 1962 Golden Globe in the category: Most Promising Newcomer -Female....
... Eileen O'Connor - Heinz WeissHeinz WeissHeinz Weiss was a German film actor.Weiss is best known for playing the role of Phil Decker in the Jerry Cotton series of films and the role of Captain Heinz Hansen in Das Traumschiff....
... Jack Johnston - Maureen Toal ... Mrs. Collins
- Georg Lehn ... Nicholas
- Gudrun Schmidt ... Dinah
- Helmut Oeser ... Roger
- Gottfried Herbe ... Tim O'Connor
- Dorit Amann ... Celia
- Georg HartmannGeorg HartmannGeorg Hartmann was a German engineer, instrument maker, author, printer, humanist, churchman, and astronomer....
... Finn - Hans E. Schons ... Paddy MacPhail
- Walter Wilz ... Angus