Ruf an das Gewissen (1951)
May 13, 1951
Release Date
Plot.
Ten years ago, the "Andree case" was seemingly solved. Now criminal investigator Husfeld is to reopen it, as doubts have arisen about the guilt of Helga Andree, who was convicted at the time. She is said to have pushed her former rival, the singer Elinor Gyldenborg, off the roof garden and killed her. Husfeld seeks advice from his friend, the writer Volkmar Hollberg. He turns the case into a radio play, which is broadcast on the radio under the title The Jump from the Roof Garden. The broadcast brings back memories of the night of the crime for those present at the time..
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Cast & Crew.
Karl Ludwig Diehl
Kriminalrat Husfeld
Werner Hinz
Volkmar Hollberg, Schriftsteller
Käthe Haack
Helga Andree
Marina von Ditmar
Ingrid, ihre Tochter
Anneliese Uhlig
Señora de la Serna
Hilde Hildebrand
Meta Puchalla
Gustav Diessl
Dr. Gregor Karpinski
Harald Paulsen
Korfiz
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Wiki.
The Appeal to Conscience (German: Ruf an das Gewissen) is a 1949 German mystery film directed by Karl Anton and starring Karl Ludwig Diehl, Werner Hinz and Gustav Diessl. It was originally shot in 1944, but remained uncompleted until it was finished by DEFA in the post-war era. It remained unreleased until it was given a 1949 premiere in Austria. Subsequently it was distributed in East in 1950 and West in 1951.
It was produced by Tobis Film, one of the dominant companies of the Nazi era. It was shot in Studios in German-occupied Prague, with some location filming taking place around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav A. Knauer and Fritz Lück.