The Unknown (1936)
Die Unbekannte
The body of an unknown beautiful woman is fished out of the river and leaves the policemen wondering what drove the girl to such a grisly fate. The film then flashes back to months before, showing the torrid love affair between a young cabaret singer and a rich playboy that ultimately results in tragedy for the girl.
- Date of release
- 1936-11-12
- TMDB
- 7.5 / 10 (2)
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Frank Wisbar
Casting
- Sybille Schmitz — Madeleine
- Jean Galland — Thomas Bentick
- Ilse Abel — Evelyn - seine Braut
- Edwin Jürgensen — Ministerialrat van Altendorf
- F. W. Schröder-Schrom — Gieseking - Großindustrieller
- Aribert Mog — Gerhard - sein Sohn
- Lotte Spira — Hausdame bei Bentick
- Karl Platen — Diener bei Platen
- Karl Stepanek — Manager at Regina's
- Karin Luesebrink — Tanzmädchen
- Herbert Spalke — Radio Mann
- Charlie Kracker — Ein Dieb
Interesting facts
The Unknown is a 1936 German drama film directed by Frank Wisbar and starring Sybille Schmitz, Jean Galland and Ilse Abel. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Benno von Arent and Artur Günther. Location shooting took place around Berlin, Stuttgart and Dinkelsbühl in Bavaria. It was inspired by the Unknown Woman of the Seine and based on a novel by Reinhold Conrad Muschler.
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