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The Deruga Case (1938)

The Deruga Case poster
Original title
Der Fall Deruga
Directed by
Fritz Peter Buch
Genre
crime film, trial film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 45m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A lawyer defends a doctor accused of murdering his ex-wife. The story unfolds through testimony and arguments in a German courtroom.

courtroom-focuseddeliberatesuspensefulseriousformalcalmintellectualstark

What happens

The Deruga Case (German: Der Fall Deruga) is a 1938 German crime drama film directed by Fritz Peter Buch and starring Willy Birgel, Geraldine Katt and Dagny Servaes. It is based on the 1917 novel of the same title by Ricarda Huch. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wilhelm Depenau and Ludwig Reiber. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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