The Night of the Decision (1931)

Original title

Die Nacht der Entscheidung

Directed by

Dimitri Buchowetzki

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany, United States

Runtime

1h 16m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A general faces a personal and moral crisis when his wife is drawn into a difficult situation. The film follows his decision and its consequences during a time of war.

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What happens

The Night of Decision (German: Die Nacht der Entscheidung) is a 1931 American German-language drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Conrad Veidt, Olga Chekhova, and Peter Voß. Based on the 1928 play The General by Lajos Zilahy, it is also known by the alternative title of Der General. It was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris as the German-language version of the Hollywood production The Virtuous Sin. It is now considered a lost film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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