Of Life and Death

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Of Life and Death
Directed by Edmund Heuberger
Written by
Produced by Joe Pasternak
Starring
Cinematography Charles J. Stumar
Production
company
Albö-Film
Distributed by Deutsche Universal-Film
Release date
  • 14 February 1930 (1930-02-14)
Running time
82 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages

Of Life and Death (German : Auf Leben und Tod) is a 1930 German thriller film directed by Edmund Heuberger and starring Eddie Polo, [1] Rina Marsa and Lotte Stein. [2] [3] It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer and Willy Schiller. It was distributed by the German branch of Universal Pictures.

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References

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  2. Krautz p. 344
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