Venus on Trial
Venus on Trial
1941, German. Directed by Hans H. Zerlett.
A sculptor, an enemy of modern art, sets an example. He sculpts a statue of Venus in the style of the Greek antiquity and buries it in a forest. When it's dug up in 1930, it's considered to be a 2 000 year old, antique statue.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Hans H. ZerlettDirector
- Hannes StelzerPeter Brake, Bildhauer
- Hansi KnoteckCharlotte Böller
- Paul DahlkeGottlieb Böller, Bürgermeister
- Siegfried BreuerBenjamin Hecht, Kunsthändler
- Charlott DaudertMarianne
- Ernst Fritz FürbringerPaul Dreysing, Zeichner
- Josef EichheimProf. Semmel, Bildhauer
- Erhard SiedelDer Kultusminister
- Carl WeryOberstaatsanwalt
- Hans BrausewetterStaatsanwalt
- Hubert von MeyerinckDr.Knarre, Sachverständiger
- Justus ParisProf. Grimm, Sachverständiger
Details
- Released
- 4 June 1941
- Original title
- Venus vor Gericht
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Hans H. Zerlett
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Venus on Trial runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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Venus on Trial isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 June 1941. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed Venus on Trial?
Venus on Trial (1941) was directed by Hans H. Zerlett and stars Hannes Stelzer, Hansi Knoteck, Paul Dahlke.