The Shadows Grow Longer

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The Shadows Grow Longer
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Directed by Ladislao Vajda
Written by István Békeffy
Heinz Pauck
Ladislao Vajda
Produced by Artur Brauner
Lazar Wechsler
Starring Hansjörg Felmy
Luise Ullrich
Barbara Rütting
Cinematography Heinrich Gartner
Edited by Hermann Haller
Music by Robert Blum
Werner Kruse
Fritz Rotter
Production
companies
Distributed by Columbia Film
Release date
  • 11 August 1961 (1961-08-11)
Running time
91 minutes
CountriesSwitzerland
West Germany
LanguageGerman

The Shadows Grow Longer (German : Die Schatten werden länger) is a 1961 Swiss-West German drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. [1] The film was shot in Zurich and at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilhelm Vorwerg.

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  1. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences