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Blum Affair (1948)

Blum Affair poster
Original title
Affaire Blum
Directed by
Erich Engel
Genre
drama film, trial film
Country
German Democratic Republic, Germany
Runtime
1h 46m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Jewish industrialist in 1920s Germany is accused of murder. The film follows his trial and the prejudice he faces.

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What happens

Blum Affair (German: Affaire Blum) is a 1948 East German drama film directed by Erich Engel and starring Hans Christian Blech, Ernst Waldow and Karin Evans. It is based on a real 1926 case in Magdeburg in which a German Jewish industrialist is tried for murder. The film was produced in the future East Germany and produced by DEFA. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios and Althoff Studios in the Soviet zone. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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