Die Toteninsel (1955)
Based on a graphic novel, this story follows the lives of people with leprosy from around the world who live on a South Sea island, including a divorced man who has returned from Korea, a singer who has lost her voice, a church builder, and a priest.
- Date of release
- 1955-08-22
- TMDB
- 9.0 / 10 (1)
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Viktor Tourjansky
Casting
- Willy Birgel — Frank
- Inge Egger — Maria
- Charles Regnier — Pater Markus
- Paul Esser — Fritz Kahlmayer
- Karin Hardt — Erna Kahlmayer
- Alexander Kerst — Dr. Henry Gordon
- Joseph Offenbach — Dr. Gabin
- Michael Cramer — von Bargen
- Hilde Körber — Frau Hürti
- Petra Peters — Gisela
- Karl-Heinz Peters — Konstantin
Interesting facts
Island of the Dead is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Willy Birgel, Inge Egger and Folke Sundquist. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dieter Bartels and Wilhelm Vorwerg. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.
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