Duped Till Doomsday

Duped Till Doomsday

1957
1h 14m
6.0

6.0/10

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Overview

East Germany's contribution to the 1957 Cannes Film Festival was the wartime melodrama Betrogen bis zum Juengsten Tag. Had the film been released in the U.S., the title would probably have translated to Duped Till the Last. The film condemns the Nazi mindset by concentrating on a particularly odious cover-up. When his son is involved in the accidental killing of a girl, a Gestapo general pulls strings to save the boy from prosecution. The general manages to pin the blame for the killing on a group of Russians, whereupon he gives the men under his command carte blanche to round up and execute as many innocent Russians as they wish. This act of brutality is contrasted with the pangs of guilt suffered by the son and his co-conspirators.

Status: Released

Language: DE

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Production Information

Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production Countries
East Germany
Spoken Languages
German

Quick Facts

Original Title Betrogen bis zum jüngsten Tag
Release Date March 7, 1957
Status Released
Language DE
IMDb ID tt0050187

Cast

Rudolf Ulrich
Rudolf Ulrich

Corporal Wagner Karl

Wolfgang Kieling
Wolfgang Kieling

Private Lick

Erich Brauer
Erich Brauer

Hauptfeldwebel

Hans-Joachim Martens
Hans-Joachim Martens

Upper gunner Paulun Thomas

Walther Suessenguth
Walther Suessenguth

captain von der Saale

Renate Küster
Renate Küster

Angelika, his daughter

Peter Kiwitt
Peter Kiwitt

General of the Waffen-SS Lick

Hermann Dieckhoff
Hermann Dieckhoff

Division commander

Kurt Ulrich
Kurt Ulrich

lieutenant

Hannes Fischer
Hannes Fischer

Kitchen sergeant

Helga Raumer
Helga Raumer

Innkeeper daughter

Paul Pfingst
Paul Pfingst

SS man

Key Crew

Kurt Jung-Alsen
Director
Kurt Bortfeldt
Writer

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