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The Glass Ball (1937)

The Glass Ball poster
Original title
Die gläserne Kugel
Directed by
Peter Stanchina
Genre
drama film
Country
German Reich
Runtime
1h 26m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man and a woman become involved in a personal drama set in Berlin and Vienna. Their story unfolds against the backdrop of 1930s Europe.

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What happens

The Glass Ball (German: Die gläserne Kugel) is a 1937 German drama film directed by Peter Stanchina and starring Albrecht Schoenhals, Sabine Peters, and Hilde von Stolz. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Guelstorff and Hans Minzloff. Location shooting took place in Berlin and Vienna in late 1936. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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