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The Island (1934)

The Island poster
Original title
Die Insel
Directed by
Hans Steinhoff
Genre
crime film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of people become stranded on an isolated island where tensions rise and secrets emerge. The film follows their struggle as danger closes in.

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What happens

The Island (German: Die Insel) is a 1934 German thriller film directed by Hans Steinhoff and starring Brigitte Helm, Willy Fritsch and Hubert von Meyerinck. It was made at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place on the coast of Dalmatia. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Artur Günther and Benno von Arent. It premiered at the Ufa-Palast am Zoo in Berlin in August 1934. A separate French version Vers l'abîme was also released. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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