Overview
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".
Fun facts
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Music
Music by Bernhard Eichhorn
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Werner Krien
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Helmut KäutnerScreenplay
- Fritz BöttgerWriter
- Artur BraunerWriter
- Robert A. StemmleScreenplay
- Original title
- Epilog - Das Geheimnis der Orplid
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 28, 1950
- Original language
- German
- Countries
- Germany
Production
Cast
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“
Reinhard KolldehoffFunker der Orplid
Camilla SpiraPensionswirtin
Blandine EbingerSekretärin im Auskunftsbüro- Horst HächlerKlaus von Werth
Jeanette SchultzeLore Bruckmann
Arno PaulsenMr. Hill, ein internationaler Waffenhändler
Rolf von NauckhoffPastor Johannes Klappstein
Ilse Werner
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