Der entwendete Brief
Der entwendete Brief
1988, German. Directed by Stepan Benda.
A letter is stolen from Her Majesty's chambers. The perpetrator is already known, but an official prosecution is impossible as the stolen material could be extremely compromising once it has been made public. A house search by the Paris police is unsuccessful. Master detective C. Auguste Dupin is assigned the task of using his ingenuity to recover the letters by other means.
- Runtime
- 1h 11m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 5 October 1988
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Stepan Benda
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What Der entwendete Brief is based on
Der entwendete Brief is adapted from a short story.
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Der entwendete Brief runs 71 minutes (1h 11m).
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Der entwendete Brief isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 October 1988. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Der entwendete Brief?
If you liked Der entwendete Brief, try The Anderson Tapes, The Corrupted, Dead Man's Folly.
Who directed Der entwendete Brief?
Der entwendete Brief (1988) was directed by Stepan Benda and stars Małgorzata Gebel, Paulus Manker, Frank Behnke.
What is Der entwendete Brief based on?
Der entwendete Brief is adapted from a short story.