Epilogue (1950)
1h 31m
Running Time
September 28, 1950Release Date
Plot.
The reporter Peter Zabel stumbles upon the sinking of the luxury yacht Orplid in Hamburg on August 14, 1949. The ship went down with a wedding party run by artists on a pleasure trip from Hamburg to Scotland . In spite of good weather and no technical problems. Out of personal curiosity, Zabel starts researching. Could the sinking of Orplid have political reasons? A German political thriller and film noir inspired by Carol Reed's "The Third Man".
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Cast & Crew.
Horst Caspar
Reporter Peter Zabel
Bettina Moissi
Malaienmädchen Leata
O.E. Hasse
Chefredakteur Dr. Mannheim
Irene von Meyendorff
Conchita/Braut von Martin Jarzombeck
Hans Leibelt
Cheflektor Kurt Beckmann
Helmut Käutner
Director
Fritz Kortner
Mr. P. L. Hoopman
Robert A. Stemmle
Writer
Hilde Hildebrand
Mrs. Eleanor Hoopman
Artur Brauner
Writer
Peter van Eyck
FBI-Agent Bennister alias Steward Stephan Lund
Fritz Böttger
Writer
Hans Christian Blech
Bräutigam Martin Jarzombeck
Carl Raddatz
Pianist Aldo Siano, Mitglied einer Verbrecherbande
Bernhard Eichhorn
Composer
Arno Assmann
Ermano, Partner von Conchita
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 28, 1950
Original NameEpilog – Das Geheimnis der Orplid
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 31m
Genres
Wiki.
The Orplid Mystery or Epilogue (German: Epilog: Das Geheimnis der Orplid) is a 1950 West German thriller film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Horst Caspar, Bettina Moissi, and O.E. Hasse. The film did not perform well at the box office on its release.It was made at the Spandau Studios of CCC Films. The film's sets were designed by the art director Emil Hasler.