Razzia (1947)

Directed by

Werner Klingler

Genre

crime film

Country

German Democratic Republic, Germany

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This crime film is a cautionary tale about the black market in postwar Berlin. It follows characters involved in illicit trade and the consequences they face.

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What happens

Raid (German: Razzia) is a 1947 German crime film directed by Werner Klingler and starring Paul Bildt, Agathe Poschmann, and Claus Holm. It was made as a cautionary tale about the black market in postwar Berlin. It was made in the Soviet Zone, which would later become East Germany. It was produced by the state-controlled DEFA and shot at the Johannisthal Studios and on location around Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Hunte and Bruno Monden. The picture sold more than 8,090,000 tickets. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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