Lambert Feels Threatened | |
Director: | Géza von Cziffra |
Producer: | Karl Hofer |
Starring: | Hannelore Schroth Curd Jürgens Leopold Rudolf |
Cinematography: | Ludwig Berger |
Editing: | Henny Brünsch |
Studio: | Cziffra-Film |
Runtime: | 87 minutes |
Country: | Austria |
Lambert Feels Threatened (German: Lambert fühlt sich bedroht) is a 1949 Austrian mystery crime film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Hannelore Schroth, Curd Jürgens and Leopold Rudolf. The film was one of only a handful of Austrian crime films produced in the post-war era, with similarities to American and British film noirs.[1] It was shot at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna and on location around Pörtschach am Wörthersee. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff. It was given a West German release in September 1951.
Lambert a reclusive man lives in isolated house in an island in the middle of a lake. He is obsessed with the idea that somebody wants to kill him and appeals for police protection. Inspector Roland takes over the case and arrives on the fog-bound island, and soon encounters strange happenings and the death of the local doctor.