Venus on Trial
| Venus on Trial | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Hans H. Zerlett |
| Produced by | Ottmar Ostermayr |
| Written by | Hans H. Zerlett |
| Starring |
Hannes Stelzer Hansi Knoteck Paul Dahlke Siegfried Breuer |
| Music by | Leo Leux |
| Cinematography | Oskar Schnirch |
| Edited by | Gottlieb Madl |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Bavaria Film |
Release dates | 4 June 1941 |
Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Venus on Trial (German:Venus vor Gericht) is a 1941 German drama film directed by Hans H. Zerlett and starring Hannes Stelzer, Hansi Knoteck and Paul Dahlke. The film was part of the Nazi's campaign against degenerate art, and depicts the trial of a young artist who has resisted the trend towards it.[1] The film was made by Bavaria Film at their Emelka Studios in Munich.
Cast
- Hannes Stelzer: Peter Brake, Bildhauer
- Hansi Knoteck as Charlotte Böller
- Paul Dahlke as Gottlieb Böller, Bürgermeister
- Siegfried Breuer as Benjamin Hecht, Kunsthändler
- Charlott Daudert as Marianne
- Ernst Fritz Fürbringer as Paul Dreysing, Zeichner
- Josef Eichheim as Prof. Semmel, Bildhauer
- Erhard Siedel as Der Kultusminister
- Carl Wery as Der Oberstaatsanwalt
- Hans Brausewetter as Der Staatsanwalt
- Hubert von Meyerinck as Dr.Knarre, Sachverständiger
- Justus Paris as Prof. Grimm, Sachverständiger
- Fritz Reiff as Der Vorsitzende Richter
- Peter Elsholtz as Der Verteidiger
- Adolf Gondrell as Bronsky, Agent
- Albert Hörrmann as Dr. Wertheimer, Referent des Kultusministers
- Peter Pasetti as Parteigenosse
- Liesl Karlstadt as Hausmädchen
- Fritz Hoopts as Brinkmann, Gerichtsvollzieher
- Eva Tinschmann as Rita, Empfangsdame
- Carl Ballhaus as Alfred, Peters Freund
- Heini Handschumacher as Reporter
- Rudolf Vogel as Dr. Gerhard Hümmelmann
- Heinrich Hauser as Obersturmbannführer Lotze
- Gabriele Reismüller as Sekretärin
- Charles Willy Kayser
- Walter Lantzsch
- Kurt Stieler
References
- ↑ Hake p.59-60
Bibliography
- Hake, Sabine. Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. University of Texas Press, 2001.
External links
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