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Central Rio (1939)

Central Rio poster
Original title
Zentrale Rio
Directed by
Erich Engels
Genre
adventure film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This German crime film from 1939 follows the pursuit of a criminal case. It involves detectives and suspects in a story set in city locations.

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What happens

Central Rio (German: Zentrale Rio) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Erich Engels and starring Leny Marenbach, Camilla Horn and Ita Rina. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin and on location in Hamburg. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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