Big City Secret (1952)
- Original title
- Großstadtgeheimnis
- Directed by
- Leo de Laforgue
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- Germany
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A crime film set in post-war Germany, following the exploits of criminals inspired by real-life gangsters. It was shot on location in several German cities and uses pre-war footage.
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What happens
Big City Secret (German: Großstadtgeheimnis) is a 1952 West German crime film directed by Leo de Laforgue and starring Ingrid Lutz, Fritz Wagner, and Joachim Teege . It was shot entirely on location around Berlin, Hamburg and Dresden, partly using pre-war stock footage. It is inspired partly by the criminal Sass Brothers active in the Weimar era. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Closed Exit (1955)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.