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The Red Hand (1960)

The Red Hand poster
Original title
Die rote Hand
Directed by
Kurt Meisel
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A West German crime thriller from 1960 inspired by real life events. The story involves criminal activity and investigation in a tense atmosphere.

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What happens

The Red Hand (German: Die rote Hand) is a 1960 West German crime thriller film directed by Kurt Meisel and starring Paul Hubschmid, Hannes Messemer and Eleonora Rossi Drago. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil Hasler and Walter Kutz. The film is inspired by the La Main Rouge affair in Western Germany. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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