The Deruga Case (1938)
- 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
The catalogue in 3D
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.
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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Blind Justice (1961)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.