The Last Witness (1960 film)
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The Last Witness is a 1960
German
crime film
directed by Wolfgang Staudte
. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival
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1960 in film
The year 1960 in film involved some significant events, with Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho the top-grossing release in the U.S.-Events:* April 20 - for the first time since coming home from military service in Germany, Elvis Presley returns to Hollywood, California to film G.I...
German
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 Wolfgang Staudte
Wolfgang Staudte
Wolfgang Staudte , born Georg Friedrich Staudte, was a German film director, script writer and actor. He was born in Saarbrücken....
. It was entered into the 1961 Cannes Film Festival
1961 Cannes Film Festival
-Jury:*Jean Giono *Sergei Yutkevich *Pedro Armendáriz *Luigi Chiarini *Claude Mauriac *Edouard Molinaro *Jean Paulhan *Raoul Ploquin...
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Cast
- Martin HeldMartin Held-Selected filmography:* Canaris Master Spy * Spy for Germany * The Last Witness * Terror After Midnight * Main Thing Holidays * Le serpent -External links:...
- Direktor Werner Rameil - Hanns LotharHanns LotharHanns Lothar was a German film actor. He appeared in 36 films between 1948 and 1966.He was born in Hannover, Germany and died in Hamburg, Germany.-Selected filmography:* Piccadilly Zero Hour 12...
- Rechtsanwalt Dr. Fox - Ellen Schwiers - Ingrid Bernhardy
- Jürgen GoslarJürgen GoslarJürgen Goslar is a German actor and director.-Selected filmography:* The Last Witness * Derrick - Season 3, Episode 9: "Ein unbegreiflicher Typ"...
- Dr. Heinz Stephan - Adelheid SeeckAdelheid SeeckAdelheid Seeck was a German film actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1941 and 1972. She starred in The Last Ones Shall Be First, which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival....
- Gerda Rameil - Werner HinzWerner HinzWerner Hinz was a German film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1935 and 1984.-Selected filmography:* Die Buntkarierten * No Greater Love * The Last Witness...
- Landgerichtsrat Ricker - Lore Hartling - Assessorin Ebeling
- Siegfried WischnewskiSiegfried WischnewskiSiegfried Wischnewski was a German stage and film actor.-Career:Wischnewski was born in the Masurian village of Saborowen to a peasant labourer...
- Kriminalinspektor Gerhuf - Harald JuhnkeHarald JuhnkeHarald Juhnke , actually Harry Heinz Herbert Juhnke, was a well-known German actor, comedian and entertainer.-Life:...
- Kriminalsekretär Wenzel - Otto Graf - Anwalt Dr. Beyer
- Albert BesslerAlbert BesslerAlbert Bessler was a German film actor. He appeared in 40 films between 1942 and 1975.He was born in Hamburg, Germany and died in Berlin, Germany.-Selected filmography:* The Last Witness * The Avenger...
- Dr. Hollberg - Lucie MannheimLucie MannheimLucie Mannheim was a German singer and actress.Mannheim was born in Berlin–Köpenick where she studied drama and quickly became a popular figure appearing on stage in plays and musicals. Among other roles, she played Nora in Ibsen's A Doll's House, Marie in Büchner's Woyzeck, and Juliet in...
- Frau Bernhardy - Hans HesslingHans Hessling-Selected filmography:* Joan of Arc * Nights in Andalusia * The Heart of a Queen * Corinna Schmidt * The Buddenbrooks * Sacred Waters -External links:...
- Vorsitzender des Schwurgerichts - Hellmut Grube - Staatsanwalt Thalmann
- Rudi Schmitt - Amtsgerichtsrat Glänzer