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Man in the River (1958)

Man in the River poster
Original title
Der Mann im Strom
Directed by
Eugen York
Genre
drama film, crime film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 31m
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A veteran actor plays a man whose life is connected to a river. The story involves crime and personal drama in 1950s Germany.

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What happens

Man in the River (German: Der Mann im Strom) is a 1958 West German drama film directed by Eugen York and starring Hans Albers, Gina Albert and Helmut Schmid. It was one of the final appearances of the veteran star Albers. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Herbert Kirchhoff. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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