New Year's Eve on Alexanderplatz | |
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Directed by | Richard Schneider-Edenkoben |
Written by | Richard Schneider-Edenkoben |
Produced by | Helmut Schreiber Franz Tappers |
Starring | Hannes Stelzer Carl Raddatz Jutta Freybe |
Cinematography | Friedl Behn-Grund |
Edited by | Kurt Hampp |
Music by | Ernst Erich Buder |
Production company | Majestic Film |
Distributed by | Tobis Film |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
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