The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)

09/19/1957 (DE) • 1h 40m

Drama, Thriller, Crime

Overview

Hamburg, Germany, 1944, during World War II. A serial killer terrorizes the city. When it seems clear that the local police are unable to catch him, forces as dark and terrible as the criminal himself become involved in the case.

Top Billed Cast

Claus Holm

Police Commissioner Axel Kersten

Mario Adorf

Bruno Lüdke

Hannes Messemer

SS-Gruppenführer Rossdorf

Peter Carsten

SS-Standartenführer Mollwitz

Carl Lange

Major Thomas Wollenberg

Werner Peters

Willi Keun

Annemarie Düringer

Helga Hornung

Monika John

Waitress Lucy Hansen

Rosel Schäfer

Anna Hohmann


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Status

Released

Original Language

German

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

world war ii

serial killer

hamburg, germany

nazism

1940s

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