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Also known as Devil Came at Night

1957 film by Robert Siodmak

Film · TMDB

7.0

Hamburg, Germany, 1944, during World War II. A serial killer terrorizes the city. When it seems clear that the local police are unable to catch him, forces as dark and terrible as the criminal himself become involved in the case.

Released: 1957-09-19100 minDir: Robert SiodmakDrama, Thriller, Crime

Cast

  • Claus Holm as Police Commissioner Axel Kersten
  • Mario Adorf as Bruno Lüdke
  • Hannes Messemer as SS-Gruppenführer Rossdorf
  • Peter Carsten as SS-Standartenführer Mollwitz
  • Carl Lange as Major Thomas Wollenberg
  • Werner Peters as Willi Keun

Themes

  • world war ii
  • serial killer
  • hamburg, germany
  • nazism
  • 1940s
  • based on magazine, newspaper or article

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Ratings

IMDb

7.2/10

1,739 votes

Year
1957
Runtime
97 min
Genres
Crime, Drama, Thriller

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
Germany
Original language
German
Main subject
serial killer
Cinematographer
Georg Krause
Narrative location
Berlin
Duration
101
FilmAffinity ID
213649
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publication date
1957-09-19
film editor
Walter Boos
title
Nachts, wenn der Teufel kam
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