Inquest (1931)

Original title

Voruntersuchung

Directed by

Robert Siodmak

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

Weimar Republic, Germany

Runtime

1h 35m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A criminal investigation unfolds in Weimar Germany. A prosecutor examines evidence and interrogates suspects in a murder case. The film follows the legal process and the personal tensions it creates.

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What happens

Inquest (German: Voruntersuchung) is a 1931 German crime film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Albert Bassermann, Gustav Fröhlich and Hans Brausewetter. Along with another film that Siodmak made the same year Storms of Passion, it anticipates the later development of film noir. It was made by German's largest studio Universum Film, with sets designed by art director Erich Kettelhut. Paul Martin, who soon after emerged as a leading director, was assistant director to Siodmak on the film. It was based on a 1927 play of the same title by Max Alsberg and Ernst Hesse. A separate French-language version About an Inquest was also produced. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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