Sergeant Schwenke (1935)

Original title

Oberwachtmeister Schwenke

Directed by

Carl Froelich

Genre

drama film

Country

German Reich

Runtime

1h 33m

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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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 police sergeant investigates a crime in Berlin. He works through the legal system and faces personal and professional challenges along the way.

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What happens

Sergeant Schwenke (German: Oberwachtmeister Schwenke) is a 1935 German crime drama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Marianne Hoppe and Karl Dannemann. It was made at the former National Studios in Berlin's Tempelhof area which were now controlled by Froelich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Schroedter and Walter Haag. It is based on a novel of the same title by Hans Joachim Freiherr von Reizenstein. It was remade in 1955 as Sergeant Borck. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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