Ich Verweigere Die Aussage (1939)
Also known as I Refuse to Testify
1939 · Feature film · 100 min · dir. Otto Linnekogel
Synopsis
Nora, the wife of the architect Heinz Ottendorf, feels neglected by her husband. He is getting more and more engrossed in his work, but Nora, apparently a stranger to hard work, suspects that the real reason for her husband's diverted attention must naturally be another woman. Robert, the cousin of Nora's friend Marianne, has long been in love with Nora and sees an opportunity to win her hand. Heinz, for all his distractions in his work and the phantom lover he doesn't have, isn't quite ready to let Nora go. While he may be married to his work, his work is a fickle mistress: he makes a career error and this leads to near financial ruin. He begs Nora to be patient with him. Marianne, who for her part is in love with Heinz, spins a web of deceit and intrigue, which leads to Robert taking a potshot at Heinz and then eventually causing Robert to kill himself.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Otto Linnekogel
- Writer
- Helmut Brandis
- Studio
- Fabrikation Deutscher Filme (F.D.F.)
- Released
- 1939-03-17
- Original title
- Ich verweigere die Aussage
- Running time
- 100 minutes
- Language
- German
- Collection
- Mid-20th-Century German Film, Feature Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Deutscher Film
- 1939
- Aussage
- Ich verweigere die Aussage
- Albrecht Schönhals
- Gustav Diessl
- Herbert Hübner
- Hans Brausewetter
- Olga Tschechowa
- Else von Möllendorf
Cast & crew
- Otto Linnekogel Director
Olga Tschechowa
Albrecht Schoenhals
Gustav Diessl