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Directed by | Harald Braun |
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Produced by | Georg Richter |
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Cinematography | Richard Angst |
Edited by | Hilwa von Boro |
Music by | Werner Eisbrenner |
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Running time | 105 minutes |
Country | West Germany |
Language | German |
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]
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.
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