The Impostor (German: Die Hochstaplerin) is a 1944 German comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Sybille Schmitz, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Will Dohm.[1] [2] It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich.
| The Impostor | |
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| Directed by | Karl Anton |
| Written by | Harald G. Petersson |
| Produced by | Robert Wüllner Karl Anton |
| Starring | Sybille Schmitz Karl Ludwig Diehl Will Dohm |
| Cinematography | Eduard Hoesch |
| Edited by | Johanna Meisel |
| Music by | Franz Doelle |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Deutsche Filmvertriebs |
Release date | 7 January 1944 |
Running time | 81 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis edit
The attractive Thea runs up large debts at the casino which she is unable to pay. She is instead recruited by the management to play the role of a seductive countess and lure customers to the casino to gamble.
Cast edit
- Sybille Schmitz as Thea Varèn
- Karl Ludwig Diehl as Michael Jürgens
- Will Dohm as Direktor Bendag
- Elsa Wagner as Gräfin Anastasia
- Fritz Wagner as Dieter Brenken
- Erich Fiedler as Etagenkellner
- Franz Pfeiffer as Empfangschef
- Hans Stiebner as Wiezell
- Rudolf Schündler as Junger Mann
- Rello Marlo as Junge Frau
- Angelo Ferrari as Berufsspieler
- Norbert Rohringer as Kurt, Page
- Walter Lieck as Geschäftsführer
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
- Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1944. Klaus-Archiv, 2006.
External links edit
- The Impostor at IMDb
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