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The Devil Strikes at Night

1h 40min

Drama

Thriller

Crime

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.

Cast

Claus Holm

Claus Holm

Police Commissioner Axel Kersten
Mario Adorf

Mario Adorf

Bruno Lüdke
Hannes Messemer

Hannes Messemer

SS-Gruppenführer Rossdorf
Peter Carsten

Peter Carsten

SS-Standartenführer Mollwitz
Carl Lange

Carl Lange

Major Thomas Wollenberg
Werner Peters

Werner Peters

Willi Keun
Annemarie Düringer

Annemarie Düringer

Helga Hornung
Monika John

Monika John

Waitress Lucy Hansen
Rosel Schäfer

Rosel Schäfer

Anna Hohmann
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Presiding Judge Dr. Schleffien
Walter Janssen

Walter Janssen

DS Boehm
Wilmut Borell

Wilmut Borell

SS-Obersturmführer Heinrich
Helmut Brasch

Helmut Brasch

SS-Truppführer Scharf
Georg Lehn

Georg Lehn

Detective Bruehl
Lukas Ammann

Lukas Ammann

Public Defender
Margaret Jahnen

Margaret Jahnen

Frau Weinberger
Käthe Itter

Käthe Itter

Doorman's Wife
Else Quecke

Else Quecke

Frau Lehmann
Christa Nielsen

Christa Nielsen

Blonde Prostitute
Alois Maria Giani

Alois Maria Giani

Dietrich Thoms

Dietrich Thoms

Soldier
Heinz Beck

Heinz Beck

Station Constable (uncredited)
Trude Breitschopf

Trude Breitschopf

SS-Scharführerin (uncredited)
Friedrich Joloff

Friedrich Joloff

Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Karl-Heinz Peters

Karl-Heinz Peters

Air-raid Warden (uncredited)
Toni Treutler

Toni Treutler

Canteen Keeper (uncredited)

Release date

19th Sep 1957

Status

Released

Spoken languages

Deutsch