Nights on the Road (1952)
- Original title
- Nachts auf den Straßen
- Directed by
- Rudolf Jugert
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Rating
- 7.9 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A truck driver gets caught up in a dangerous affair on the road. His life spirals as he becomes entangled with a mysterious woman and criminals.
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What happens
Nights on the Road (German: Nachts auf den Straßen) is a 1952 West German crime drama film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Hans Albers, Hildegard Knef, Marius Goring and Lucie Mannheim. It was produced by the veteran Erich Pommer who had returned to Germany after years of exile. It is one of the more prominent German film noirs. It was acclaimed by German critics on its release and was awarded a prize at the Berlin Film Festival. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Frankfurt and various autobahns. The film's sets were designed by Rudolf Pfenninger and Ludwig Reiber. The production budget was around 900,000 deutschmarks. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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