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The Orplid Mystery (1950)

The Orplid Mystery poster
Original title
Epilog - Das Geheimnis der Orplid
Directed by
Helmut Käutner
Genre
drama film, film noir
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man investigates a mysterious death that leads him into a web of secrets. The story unfolds in a shadowy postwar German setting.

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What happens

The Orplid Mystery or Epilogue (German: Epilog: Das Geheimnis der Orplid) is a 1950 West German thriller film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Horst Caspar, Bettina Moissi, and O.E. Hasse. The film did not perform well at the box office on its release. It was made at the Spandau Studios of CCC Films. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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