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Der Verteidiger hat das Wort (1944)

1944 · Feature film · 89 min · dir. Werner Klingler

  • Drama
  • Crime

Synopsis

Jordan, a famous criminal lawyer, will only represent clients, of whose innocence he is convinced (must be financially not-too-well-off). One day, his future son-in-law, the jeweler Fabian, is arrested on suspicion of murder on the day before his wedding. He is said to have murdered his ex-wife, the dancer Ria Norady. The conductor Gillmore found her dead in her dressing room shortly after a visit from Fabian. Gisela Jordan asks her father to defend him. After speaking to Fabian, the lawyer is…

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Details

Director
Werner Klingler
Writer
Harald G. Petersson
Composer
Willy Mattes
Cinematography
Georg Bruckbauer
Studio
Tobis Filmkunst
Released
1944-04-06
Running time
89 minutes

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