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Epilogue (1950)

Epilogue (1950)

Drama
Release Date: 1950, September 28
Directors: Helmut Käutner
Countries: Germany
Production: CCC Filmkunst
Cast: Paul Hörbiger, Hans Christian Blech, Peter van Eyck, Reinhard Kolldehoff, Carl Raddatz, Blandine Ebinger, O.E. Hasse, Fritz Kortner, Arno Assmann, Rolf von Nauckhoff, Irene von Meyendorff, Hans Leibelt

Overview:

The reporter Peter Zabel stumbles upon the sinking of the luxury yacht Orplid in Hamburg on August 14, 1949. The ship went down with a wedding party run by artists on a pleasure trip from Hamburg to Scotland . In spite of good weather and no technical problems. Out of personal curiosity, Zabel starts researching. Could the sinking of Orplid have political reasons? A German political thriller and film noir inspired by Carol Reed's "The Third Man".