Underplayed Gems

Savoy Hotel 217 (1936)

Savoy Hotel 217 poster
Original title
Savoy-Hotel 217
Directed by
Gustav Ucicky, Eduard von Borsody
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
16
Rating
4.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A hotel guest is found dead in their room. The staff and other guests become suspects in the ensuing investigation.

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What happens

Savoy Hotel 217 (German: Savoy-Hotel 217) is a 1936 German mystery drama film directed by Gustav Ucicky and starring Hans Albers, Brigitte Horney and Alexander Engel. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. The costumes were by Herbert Ploberger. It premiered at Berlin's UFA-Palast am Zoo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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