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The Affair Blum

Original title: Affaire Blum
  • 1948
  • 1h 49m
IMDb RATING
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Erich Engel, Herbert Uhlich, and Josef Fenneker in The Affair Blum (1948)
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This early postwar suspense story, based on a well-known 1926 murder trial with Dreyfus-like overtones also represents an East German reflection on Nazism. Dr. Blum, a Jewish manufacturer li... Read allThis early postwar suspense story, based on a well-known 1926 murder trial with Dreyfus-like overtones also represents an East German reflection on Nazism. Dr. Blum, a Jewish manufacturer living in Germany, is falsely accused of killing his booker. Even when the real killer's ide... Read allThis early postwar suspense story, based on a well-known 1926 murder trial with Dreyfus-like overtones also represents an East German reflection on Nazism. Dr. Blum, a Jewish manufacturer living in Germany, is falsely accused of killing his booker. Even when the real killer's identity becomes evident, the state prosecutor refuses to accept Blum's innocence. The film e... Read all

  • Director
    • Erich Engel
  • Writer
    • Robert A. Stemmle
  • Stars
    • Hans Christian Blech
    • Ernst Waldow
    • Paul Bildt
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    • Director
      • Erich Engel
    • Writer
      • Robert A. Stemmle
    • Stars
      • Hans Christian Blech
      • Ernst Waldow
      • Paul Bildt
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Hans Christian Blech
    Hans Christian Blech
    • Karlheinz Gabler
    Ernst Waldow
    • Kriminalkommissar Schwerdtfeger
    Paul Bildt
    Paul Bildt
    • Untersuchungsrichter Konrat
    Karin Evans
    Karin Evans
    • Sabine Blum
    Helmuth Rudolph
    • Wilschinsky - Regierungspräsident
    Alfred Schieske
    Alfred Schieske
    • Kriminalkommissar Otto Bonte
    Gisela Trowe
    Gisela Trowe
    • Christina Burman
    Kurt Ehrhardt
    • Dr. Jakob Blum
    Gerhard Bienert
    Gerhard Bienert
    • Karl Bremer
    Herbert Hübner
    Herbert Hübner
    • Langerichtsdirektor Hecht
    Friedrich Maurer
    • Rechtsanwalt Dr. Gerhard Wormser
    Klaus Becker
    • Hans Fischer - Gutsvolontär
    Arno Paulsen
    • Wilhelm Platzer
    Hilde Adolphi
    • Alma - das 'süße' Mädchen
    Maly Delschaft
    Maly Delschaft
    • Anna Platzer
    Hugo Kalthoff
    • Kriminalassistent Lorenz
    Blandine Ebinger
    Blandine Ebinger
    • Lucie Schmerschneider
    Reinhard Kolldehoff
    Reinhard Kolldehoff
    • Max Tischbein - Lehrer
    • Director
      • Erich Engel
    • Writer
      • Robert A. Stemmle
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      Final film of Hilde Adolphi.

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    • Release date
      • December 3, 1948 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Afera Blum
    • Production companies
      • Deutsche Film (DEFA)
      • Deutsche Film (DEFA)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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