Shots fall at night at Gussersee Hotel. Hermann Brenken, general manager of a large company, is attacked.
Is it worth the time? If you have a thing for German cinema from the early 1930s and don’t mind some heavy, stagey acting, give it a go. If you need your thrillers to move faster than a glacier, you’re gonna hate it. It’s definitely for the type of person who enjoys clicking through deep archives on a rainy Tuesday. T...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Karel Lamac
Charles Horan
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"Is it worth the time? If you have a thing for German cinema from the early 1930s and don’t mind some heavy, stagey acting, give it a go. If you need your thrillers to move faster than a glacier, you’re gonna hate it. It’s definitely for the type of person who enjoys clicking through deep archives on a rainy Tuesday. The whole thing starts with a shooting at the Gussersee Hotel. It’s the kind of setup that feels like it belongs in a noir, but it’s played much straighter and, frankly, a bit clunk..."
Veit Harlan
Henry Koster, Peter Ort, P. Runge
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