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
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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