The Last Man (1955 film)

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The Last Man
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Directed by Harald Braun
Written by
Produced by Georg Richter
Starring
Cinematography Richard Angst
Edited by Hilwa von Boro
Music by Werner Eisbrenner
Production
company
Distributed by
Release date
  • 14 October 1955 (1955-10-14)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The Last Man (German : Der letzte Mann) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Harald Braun and starring Hans Albers, Romy Schneider and Rudolf Forster. The film is a remake of the 1924 Weimar silent The Last Laugh , with the setting updated to post-war Germany. [1]

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It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Baden-Baden. The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Herlth and Robert Herlth.

Synopsis

A hotel employee loses his sense of self-respect when he is demoted.

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References

  1. Hake p. 227–28

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