The Murderers Are Among Us

Drama/Classics, Germany 1946

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The film is set in 1945 in bombed-out Berlin. The former military surgeon Dr. Hans Mertens returns to Berlin after the war and finds his house in ruins. He still suffers from the terrible memories of the war and becomes an alcoholic. The photographer Susanne Wallner, a concentration camp survivor, finds him in her old flat and both become fast friends and flatmates. Soon after, Mertens meets his former captain Ferdinand Brückner. On Christmas Eve 1942, he had 36 men, 54 women and 31 children shot in a Polish village. In the meantime, Ferdinand Brückner has become a popular citizen and successful businessman who produces cooking pots from old steel helmets. On Christmas Eve 1945, Mertens tries to kill him, but the murder is prevented in time by Susanne Wallner. She is able to convince him to turn Brückner in so that he can be brought to justice.
81 min
HD
FSK 12
Audio language:
German
Subtitles:
English

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Composer:

Ernst Roters

Cast:

Hildegard Knef (Susanne Wallner)

Arno Paulsen (Ferdinand Brückner)

Elly Burgmer (Mother of the ill Child)

Erna Sellmer (Elise Brückner)

Marlise Ludwig (Sonja)

Wilhelm Borchert (Dr. Mertens)

Original title:

Die Mörder sind unter uns

Original language:

German

Further titles:

Murderers Among Us

The Murderers Among Us

Format:

4:3 HD, B/W

Ratings:

FBW "especially valuable"

Age rating:

FSK 12

Audio language:

German

Subtitles:

English