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Police Report (1939)

Police Report poster
Original title
Der Polizeifunk meldet
Directed by
Rudolf van der Noss
Genre
drama
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 24m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A German crime thriller from 1939. A police report triggers an investigation into a criminal case. The story follows detectives and suspects as they navigate clues and confrontations.

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What happens

Police Report (German: Der Polizeifunk meldet) is a 1939 German crime thriller film directed by Rudolf van der Noss and starring Lola Müthel, Hans Zesch-Ballot and Erich Fiedler. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Heinrich Beisenherz and Alfred Bütow. It was produced and distributed by Terra Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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