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The Shadow of Herr Monitor (1950)

The Shadow of Herr Monitor poster
Original title
Der Schatten des Herrn Monitor
Directed by
Eugen York
Genre
crime film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 22m
Rated
12
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man finds himself caught in a web of crime and suspicion. The film follows his struggle to clear his name while being pursued by authorities.

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What happens

The Shadow of Herr Monitor (German: Der Schatten des Herrn Monitor) is a 1950 West German crime film directed by Eugen York and starring Carl Raddatz, Paul Dahlke and Marianne Wischmann. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios of Real Film in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Mathias Matthies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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