Epilogue
1950, German. Directed by Helmut Käutner.
The reporter Peter Zabel stumbles upon the sinking of the luxury yacht Orplid in Hamburg on August 14, 1949. The ship went down with a wedding party run by artists on a pleasure trip from Hamburg to Scotland . In spite of good weather and no technical problems. Out of personal curiosity, Zabel starts researching. Could the sinking of Orplid have political reasons? A German political thriller and film noir inspired by Carol Reed's "The Third Man".
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Helmut KäutnerDirector
- Horst CasparReporter Peter Zabel
- Bettina MoissiLeata
- O.E. HasseChefredakteur Dr. Mannheim
- Hans LeibeltCheflektor Kurt E. Beckmann
- Irene von MeyendorffConchita/Braut von Martin Jarzombeck
- Fritz KortnerMr. P. L. Hoopman
- Hilde HildebrandMrs. Eleanor Hoopman
- Peter van EyckFBI-Agent Bennister alias Steward Stephan Lund
- Hans Christian BlechBräutigam Martin Jarzombeck
- Carl RaddatzPianist Aldo Siano, Mitglied einer Verbrecherbande
- Arno AssmannErmano, Partner von Conchita
- Paul HörbigerMusikclown „The Great Teatch“
Details
- Released
- 28 September 1950
- Original title
- Epilog - Das Geheimnis der Orplid
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Helmut Käutner, Fritz Böttger, Artur Brauner
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Who directed Epilogue?
Epilogue (1950) was directed by Helmut Käutner and stars Horst Caspar, Bettina Moissi, O.E. Hasse.