Alarm in the Circus
1954 film by Gerhard Klein
Alarm in the Circus (German: Alarm im Zirkus) is an East German crime movie. It was directed by Gerhard Klein. It was released in 1954.
| Alarm in the Circus | |
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| Directed by | Gerhard Klein |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Paul Ramacher |
| Starring | Erwin Geschonneck |
| Cinematography | Werner Bergmann |
| Edited by | Ursula Kahlbaum |
| Music by | Günter Klück |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Progress Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Country | East Germany |
| Language | German |
Cast
change- Erwin Geschonneck as Klott
- Uwe-Jens Pape as Jimmy
- Karl Kendzia as Batta
- Ulrich Thein as Herbert
- Hans Winter as Klaus
- Ernst-Georg Schwill as Max
- Gertrud Keller as Helli
- Annelise Matschulat as Mrs. Weigel
- Siegfried Weiß as Hepfield
- Peter Dornseif as Police officer
- Günther Haack as Catcher
- Horst Giese as uncredited role
Reception
changeAlarm in the Circus had 3.6 million watches in 1954. It was the biggest grossing East German movie that year.[1] It sold 5,515,078 tickets in total.[2] Klein and Kohlhaase both won the National Prize, 3rd degree, for their work on the movie.[3]
The Catholic Film Service defined the film as "exciting, well-made crime film that presents the background of a divided Berlin in a highly authentic manner."[4] Peter C. Rollins and John E. O'Connor wrote that it had "drawn a clear contrast between the city's halves that fit the official communist paradigm."[5]
References
change- ↑ Alarm in the Circus Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine on PROGRESS' website.
- ↑ List of the 50 highest-grossing DEFA films.
- ↑ Alarm in the Circus Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine on DEFA Foundation's website.
- ↑ Alarm in the Circus'' on the German Film Lexicon.
- ↑ Rollins, Peter C.; O'Connor, John E., eds. (2008). Why We Fought: America's Wars in Film and History. Lexington: The University Press of Kentucky. p. 323. ISBN 978-0-8131-9191-1.
Other websites
change- Alarm in the Circus on IMDb
- ''Alarm in the Circus original poster on ostfilm.de.
- Alarm in the Circus on filmportal.de.
- Alarm in the Circus on cinema.de