Chased by the Devil

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Chased by the Devil
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Directed by Viktor Tourjansky
Written by
Produced by Georg Witt
Starring
Cinematography
Edited by Lisbeth Neumann
Music by Franz Grothe
Production
companies
Distributed byBavaria Film
Release date
  • 24 October 1950 (1950-10-24)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryWest Germany
Language German

Chased by the Devil (German : Vom Teufel gejagt) is a 1950 West German crime film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Hans Albers, Willy Birgel and Lil Dagover. [1]

Contents

It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Botho Hoefer.

Plot

A doctor discovers a new medical cure with dangerous side effects, and takes the drug himself to test its limitations.

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References

  1. Hake p. 224

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