Underplayed Gems

Unter den tausend Laternen (1952)

Unter den tausend Laternen poster
Directed by
Erich Engel
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
Germany, France
Runtime
1h 34m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In post-war Hamburg, a man gets drawn into a web of crime and deception under the city's thousand lanterns. The story follows his involvement with a group of shady characters and a stolen fortune.

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What happens

Under the Thousand Lanterns (German: Unter den tausend Laternen) is a 1952 French–West German crime film directed by Erich Engel and starring Michel Auclair, Gisela Trowe, and Hanna Rucker. It was entered into the 1952 Cannes Film Festival. It was made by Real Film at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location in the city. The film's sets were designed by Albrecht Becker and Herbert Kirchhoff. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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