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| Directed by | Alfred Zeisler |
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| Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 73 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Express 13 (German: D-Zug 13 hat Verspätung) is a 1931 German thriller film directed by Alfred Zeisler and starring Charlotte Susa, Heinz Könecke and Fee Malten.[1] It was shot at UFA's Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Willi Herrmann and Herbert Lippschitz.
Synopsis
Revolutionaries plot to assassinate a president by blowing up the rail tracks in order make his train derail but this is averted just in time. Herbert Schmitt, a passenger on a nearby express train becomes mixed up with the attractive Dorit who wants to use him to help launch a second attempt to kill the president.
Cast
- Charlotte Susa as Dorit
- Heinz Könecke as Herbert Schmitt
- Fee Malten as Ella, seine Frau
- Ludwig Andersen as Der feine Urban
- Alfred Beierle as Caspar
- Viktor Schwanneke as Terry
References
- ↑ Paech & Paech p. 223
Bibliography
- Paech, Anne; Paech, Joachim (2000). Menschen im Kino: Film und Literatur erzählen. J.B. Metzler. ISBN 978-3-476-01747-5.
External links
- Express 13 at IMDb
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