Terror After Midnight
Encyclopedia
Terror After Midnight is a 1962 German
drama film
directed by Jürgen Goslar
and starring Christine Kaufmann
, Martin Held
and Hilde Krahl
. A gangster kidnaps a girl and holds her to ransom
. It is based on the novel The Hours After Midnight by Joseph Hayes
. Its German title is Neunzig Minuten nach Mitternacht.
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...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Jürgen Goslar
Jürgen Goslar
Jürgen Goslar is a German actor and director.-Selected filmography:* The Last Witness * Derrick - Season 3, Episode 9: "Ein unbegreiflicher Typ"...
and starring Christine Kaufmann
Christine Kaufmann
Christine Maria Kaufmann is a German actress. In 1961 she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress, the only German to be so honoured....
, Martin Held
Martin Held
-Selected filmography:* Canaris Master Spy * Spy for Germany * The Last Witness * Terror After Midnight * Main Thing Holidays * Le serpent -External links:...
and Hilde Krahl
Hilde Krahl
Hilde Krahl was an Austrian film actress. She appeared in 70 films between 1936 and 1994.She was born Hildegard Kolačný in Brod, Austria-Hungary and died in Vienna, Austria...
. A gangster kidnaps a girl and holds her to ransom
Ransom
Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release, or it can refer to the sum of money involved.In an early German law, a similar concept was called bad influence...
. It is based on the novel The Hours After Midnight by Joseph Hayes
Joseph Hayes
Joseph Hayes was an American author and playwright, born in Indianapolis, Indiana. When he was thirteen, he entered a Benedictine monastery, staying there for two years. He graduated from Indiana University....
. Its German title is Neunzig Minuten nach Mitternacht.
Cast
- Christine KaufmannChristine KaufmannChristine Maria Kaufmann is a German actress. In 1961 she won the Golden Globe Award for New Star Of The Year - Actress, the only German to be so honoured....
... Julie Elgin - Martin HeldMartin Held-Selected filmography:* Canaris Master Spy * Spy for Germany * The Last Witness * Terror After Midnight * Main Thing Holidays * Le serpent -External links:...
... Charles Elgin - Hilde KrahlHilde KrahlHilde Krahl was an Austrian film actress. She appeared in 70 films between 1936 and 1994.She was born Hildegard Kolačný in Brod, Austria-Hungary and died in Vienna, Austria...
... Helen Elgin - Christian DoermerChristian DoermerChristian Doermer is a German actor. He has appeared in 83 films and television shows since 1954. He starred in the 1966 film No Shooting Time for Foxes. The film was entered into the 16th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear Extraordinary Jury Prize...
... Nolan Stoddard - Karel StepanekKarel ŠtěpánekKarel Štěpánek was a Czech actor who spent many years in Austria and generally played German roles onscreen. In 1940 he fled to Britain and spent much of the rest of his career acting there.-Selected filmography:...
... Vater Stoddard - Bruno Dietrich ... Phil Reynolds
- Wolfgang ZilzerWolfgang ZilzerWofgang Zilzer was a German-American stage and film actor.-Career:Zilzer was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to German-Jewish emigrant Max Zilzer, who was engaged at the local theater. Zilzer's mother died soon after his birth and his father returned to Germany in 1905...
... Vater Reynolds - Heinz Schimmelpfennig ... Inspektor Hopkins
- Max Buchsbaum ... Assistant
- Thomas Braut ... Mr. Gibson
- Ursula Herwig ... Mrs. Ann
- Hans Bernhardt ... Mr. Easton
- Gerda Maria Klein ... Mrs. Easton