Morituri (1948-Germany)


Morituri
Directed by Eugen York
Produced by Artur Brauner
Jelka Naber
Written by Artur Brauner
Gustav Kampendonk
Starring Lotte Koch
Cinematography Werner Krien
Editing by Walter Wischniewsky
Release date(s) 24 September 1948
Running time 88 minutes
Country Germany
Language German

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Cast:
  • Lotte Koch - Lydia
  • Hilde Körber - Irre
  • Winnie Markus - Maria Bronek
  • Catja Görna - Stascha Sokol
  • Josef Sieber - Eddy
  • Walter Richter - Dr. Leon Bronek
  • Carl-Heinz Schroth - Armand
  • Siegmar Schneider - Gerhard Tenborg
  • Peter Marx - Pjotr, Russe
  • Alfred Cogho - Roy, Kanadier
  • Joseph Almas - (as Josef Almas)
  • Ellinor Saul-Gerlach - Lucie, seine Tochter (as Ellinor Saul)
  • Ursula Bergmann - Ruth, seine Tochter
  • Willy Prager - Vater Simon
  • Annemarie Hase - Mutter Simon
  • Karl Vibach - Georg, deutscher Soldat
  • Bob Kleinmann - Janek, 12 Jahre
  • Michael Günther - Wladek, 16 Jahre
  • Erich Dunskus - Sokol, polnischer Bauer
  • David Minster - Der Invalide
  • Franja Kamienietzka - Frau Steppan
  • Klaus Kinski - Dutch prisoner
  • Gabriele Heßmann - Die Schwangere
Trivia:
  • As there was no money for blank cartridges, the Russian army soldiers cast as extras for the movie shot live rounds.

  • His bit part as the Dutch prisoner was the film debut for a young Klaus Kinski.

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