Drama ·Romance ·Thriller · Germany · 1946 · 1h 21m

The Murderers Are Among Us

Die Mörder sind unter uns

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Director
Wolfgang Staudte
Cast
Hildegard Knef as Susanne Wallner Wilhelm Borchert as Hans Mertens Arno Paulsen as Ferdinand Brückner Robert Forsch as Gustav Mondschein Albert Johannes as Bartholomäus Timm Ursula Krieg as Carola Schulz
Crew
Friedl Behn-Grund — Director of Photography Eugen Klagemann — Director of Photography Hans Heinrich — Editor Ernst Roters — Original Music Composer Wolfgang Staudte — Screenplay Herbert Uhlich — Producer
Synopsis

After returning from a concentration camp, Susanne finds a traumatized ex-soldier living in her apartment in bombed out Berlin. Together the two try to move past their experiences during WWII.

Mood & Themes
destruction of a civilizationberlin, germanynaziprisoner of warsquatterpost war germanyrevengeslaughterrubblepost warpost world war iirevenge killing
Key Collaborators
Wolfgang Staudte Director Friedl Behn-Grund Director of Photography Eugen Klagemann Director of Photography Hans Heinrich Editor Ernst Roters Original Music Composer Wolfgang Staudte Screenplay Herbert Uhlich Producer Bruno Monden Production Design Otto Hunte Production Design Gertraud Recke Costume Design
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