The Falling Star

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The Falling Star
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Directed by Harald Braun
Written by
Produced by Jacob Geis
Starring
Cinematography Richard Angst
Edited by Claus von Boro
Music by Werner Eisbrenner
Production
company
Distributed byNational-Film
Release date
  • 19 December 1950 (1950-12-19)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The Falling Star (German : Der fallende Stern) is a 1950 West German drama film directed by Harald Braun and starring Werner Krauss, Dieter Borsche and Gisela Uhlen. [1] It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. [2] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Sohnle and Fritz Lück.

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References

  1. Bock & Bergfelder p.60
  2. "Festival de Cannes: The Falling Star". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 11 January 2009.

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