The Black Sheep (1960 film)

The Black Sheep (German: Das schwarze Schaf) is a 1960 German krimi mystery film directed by Helmut Ashley and starring Heinz Rühmann, Karl Schönböck and Maria Sebaldt. It is loosely based on the Father Brown stories by G. K. Chesterton.[1] Father Brown manages to demonstrate the innocence of a man accused of murder by finding the real culprit. Rühmann reprised the role in He Can't Stop Doing It in 1962.

The Black Sheep
Das schwarze Schaf
Directed byHelmuth Ashley
Written by
Produced byClaus Hardt
Utz Utermann
Starring
CinematographyErich Claunigk
Edited byWalter Boos
Music byMartin Böttcher
Production
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Distributed byBavaria Film
Release date
  • December 19, 1960 (1960-12-19)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Ireland. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Berthel and Robert Stratil.

Cast

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Release and reception

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The film was released on December 19, 1960.[2] At the 1961 Deutscher Filmpreis, Das schwarze Schaf received an award in the category of Best Actor.[2]

References

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  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ a b "Das schwarze Schaf" (in German). Filmportal.de. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
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