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Covered Tracks (1938)

Covered Tracks poster
Original title
Verwehte Spuren
Directed by
Hans Deppe, Veit Harlan
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman searches for her missing husband in 19th-century Berlin and Paris. She faces corruption and legal obstacles while trying to prove his existence.

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What happens

Covered Tracks (German: Verwehte Spuren) is a 1938 German historical drama film directed by Veit Harlan and starring Kristina Söderbaum, Philip Dorn, and Charlotte Schultz. It was shot at the EFA Studios in Berlin's Halensee and the Bavaria Studios in Munich with location shooting taking place in both cities as well as in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Karl Haacker and Hermann Warm. It premiered at the Venice Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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