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The Double (1934)

The Double poster
Original title
Der Doppelgänger
Directed by
E. W. Emo
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
12
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man finds himself mixed up in a case of mistaken identity involving a criminal. He must clear his name while dealing with the chaos this causes.

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What happens

The Double (German: Der Doppelgänger) is a 1934 German crime comedy film directed by E. W. Emo and starring Georg Alexander, Camilla Horn, and Gerda Maurus. It was the last Edgar Wallace adaptation made in Germany before the Second World War. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilhelm Depenau and Erich Zander. It was shot at the Halensee Studios in Berlin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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