Der Verlorene
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6.9/10 Moviepilot Director Peter Lorre Music director Willy Schmidt-Gentner Duration Country Germany | 7.1/10 IMDb 3.1/5 Filmstarts Genre Crime, Drama, Thriller Screenplay Axel Eggebrecht Language German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Writer Peter Lorre , Benno Vigny , Axel Eggebrecht Release date 1951 Cast Peter Lorre (Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister), Karl John (Hösch, alias Nowak), Helmuth Rudolph (Colonel Winkler (as Helmut Rudolph)), Johanna Hofer (Frau Hermann), Renate Mannhardt (Inge Hermann), Eva Ingeborg Scholz (Ursula Weber)Similar movies Karl John and Eva Ingeborg Scholz appear in Der Verlorene and The Devils General | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Der verlorene part 1
After killing his fiancee for treason, a German scientist (Karl John) murders women who remind him of her.
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Der Verlorene (The Lost One) is a German language art film in the film noir style. Based on a true story, Peter Lorre wrote, directed, and starred in this film, his only film as director or writer. The films translated name has been used as the title of his biography.
A German scientist murders his fiancée during World War II when he learns that she has been selling the results of his secret research to the enemy.
Plot
The story is told through a series of flashbacks. Dr. Rothe (Peter Lorre) is a German scientist doing secret research for the Nazi government during World War II. After he discovers that his fiancee has been selling secrets to the Allies, he murders her. This is covered up by the German government. After the war, Rothe is working under an alias as a doctor for displaced persons. After seeing one of the Nazi officers who helped to covered up his crime, Rothe is overcome by guilt about his wartime crimes.
Similar Movies
Karl John and Eva Ingeborg Scholz appear in Der Verlorene and The Devils General. Peter Lorre directed Der Verlorene and appears in The Mask of Dimitrios. This Side of the Law (1950). The Glass Wall (1953). I - Anna (2012).
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Der Verlorene WikipediaDer Verlorene IMDbDer Verlorene MoviepilotDer Verlorene Filmstarts.deDer Verlorene themoviedb.org