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The Last Illusion (1949)

The Last Illusion poster
Original title
Der Ruf
Directed by
Josef von Báky
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 40m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An aging professor returns to Germany after years in exile. He struggles to reconnect with a country and people that have moved on without him.

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What happens

The Last Illusion (German: Der Ruf) is a 1949 German drama film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Fritz Kortner, Johanna Hofer and Lina Carstens. It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Fritz Lück, Fritz Maurischat and Hans Sohnle. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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