Horst Caspar
Reporter Peter Zabel
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".
Release Date | 1950-09-28 |
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Runtime | 1h 31m |
Directors | Helmut Käutner, Werner Krien |
Producer | Artur Brauner |
Writers | Helmut Käutner, Robert A. Stemmle, Artur Brauner, Fritz Böttger |