The Deruga Case | |
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Directed by | Fritz Peter Buch |
Written by |
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Produced by | Georg Witt |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Werner Bohne |
Edited by | Elisabeth Kleinert-Neumann |
Music by | Hans Ebert |
Production company | |
Distributed by | UFA |
Release date | 22 September 1938 |
Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | Nazi Germany |
Language | German |
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The film's sets were designed by the art directors Wilhelm Depenau and Ludwig Reiber.
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