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The Rainer Case (1942)

The Rainer Case poster
Original title
Der Fall Rainer
Directed by
Paul Verhoeven
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 22m
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A drama set in 1918 during the final months of World War I. The story follows a person named Rainer and his experiences around that time.

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What happens

The Rainer Case (German: Der Fall Rainer) is a 1942 German drama film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Luise Ullrich, Paul Hubschmid and Karl Schönböck. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Botho Hoefer. It was partly shot on location around Admont in Austria. The film is set in 1918 during the closing stages of the First World War. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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