Police Report (1939 film)

Police Report (German: Der Polizeifunk meldet) is a 1939 German crime thriller film directed by Rudolf van der Noss and starring Lola Müthel, Hans Zesch-Ballot and Erich Fiedler.[1] It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art directors Heinrich Beisenherz and Alfred Bütow. It was produced and distributed by Terra Film.

Police Report
Directed byRudolf van der Noss
Written byAxel Rudolf (novel)
Hanns Marschall
Georg Zoch
Produced byViktor von Struwe
StarringLola Müthel
Hans Zesch-Ballot
Erich Fiedler
CinematographyCarl Drews
Edited byAnna Höllering
Music byWolfgang Zeller
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Distributed byTerra Film
Release date
  • 25 July 1939 (1939-07-25)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Synopsis

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Two men attempting industrial espionage on a new chemical invention become caught up in a murder case for which they have no alibi.

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References

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  1. ^ Giesen p.146
  2. ^ Klaus p.144

Bibliography

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  • Giesen, Rolf. The Nosferatu Story: The Seminal Horror Film, Its Predecessors and Its Enduring Legacy. McFarland, 2019.
  • Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1939. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
  • Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
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