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Duel with Death (1949)

Duel with Death poster
Original title
Duell mit dem Tod
Directed by
Paul May
Genre
drama film
Country
Austria
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film follows Austrian resistance fighters as they oppose Nazi rule during World War Two. It draws on real experiences from the director and his friends.

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What happens

Duel with Death (German: Duell mit dem Tod) is a 1949 Austrian war drama film directed by Paul May and starring Rolf von Nauckhoff, Annelies Reinhold, and Fritz Hinz-Fabricius. The film depicts the Austrian resistance to Nazi Germany during the Second World War, and takes influence from May's and his friends real-life experiences during the war. The sets were designed by the art director Otto Pischinger. It premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in July 1949 before its general release in Austria that December. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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