The Unknown (1936)
1h 25m
Running Time
November 12, 1936Release Date
Plot.
The body of an unknown beautiful woman is fished out of the river and leaves the policemen wondering what drove the girl to such a grisly fate. The film then flashes back to months before, showing the torrid love affair between a young cabaret singer and a rich playboy that ultimately results in tragedy for the girl.
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Cast & Crew.
Sybille Schmitz
Madeleine
Jean Galland
Thomas Bentick
Ilse Abel
Evelyn - seine Braut
F. W. Schröder-Schrom
Gieseking - Großindustrieller
Edwin Jürgensen
Ministerialrat van Altendorf
Frank Wisbar
Director
Aribert Mog
Gerhard - sein Sohn
Reinhold Conrad Muschler
Writer
Lotte Spira
Hausdame bei Bentick
Hans-Otto Borgmann
Composer
Karl Platen
Diener bei Platen
Karl Stepanek
Manager at Regina's
Herbert Windt
Composer
Werner Bohne
Cinematographer
Karin Luesebrink
Tanzmädchen
Alexander von Lagorio
Cinematographer
Herbert Spalke
Radio Mann
Charlie Kracker
Ein Dieb
Günther Polensen
Polizeioffizier
Hellmuth Passarge
Wachthabender
Curd Jürgens
Hans Wellenkamp
Lucy Millowitsch
Stimmungssängerin
Horst Breitkopf
Ein Herr in besten Jahren
Alfred Kiwitt
Ein Gast
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The Unknown (German: Die Unbekannte) is a 1936 German drama film directed by Frank Wisbar and starring Sybille Schmitz, Jean Galland and Ilse Abel. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Benno von Arent and Artur Günther. Location shooting took place around Berlin, Stuttgart and Dinkelsbühl in Bavaria. It was inspired by the Unknown Woman of the Seine and based on a novel by Reinhold Conrad Muschler.