Island of the Dead (1955 film)

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Island of the Dead
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Directed by Viktor Tourjansky
Written by
Produced by Herbert O. Horn
Starring
Cinematography Günther Anders
Edited by Walter Fredersdorf
Music by Hans-Otto Borgmann
Production
company
Unicorn Film
Distributed byNeue Filmverleih
Release date
  • 23 August 1955 (1955-08-23)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryWest Germany
Language German

Island of the Dead (German : Die Toteninsel) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Willy Birgel, Inge Egger and Folke Sundquist. [1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Dieter Bartels and Wilhelm Vorwerg. It premiered at the Marmorhaus in Berlin.

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  1. Bock & Bergfelder p.43

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