Who Drove the Grey Ford? explained
| Who Drove the Grey Ford? |
| Director: | Otto Wernicke |
| Producer: | Paul Pfeiffer |
| Music: | Emil Ferstl |
| Cinematography: | Paul Pfeiffer |
| Editing: | Walter Boos |
| Studio: | Pfeiffer Filmproduktion |
| Distributor: | Bejöhr-Film |
| Runtime: | 94 minutes |
| Country: | West Germany |
| Language: | German |
Who Drove the Grey Ford? (de|'''Wer fuhr den grauen Ford?''') is a 1950 West German crime film directed by Otto Wernicke and starring Wernicke, Ursula Herking and Hilde Sessak.[1] Many scenes of the film were shot on location.
Synopsis
In the American Zone of Germany shortly after the Second World War, a gang of criminals make a living from hijacking trucks full of valuable goods. A local police detective investigates.
Cast
- Otto Wernicke as Kriminalkommissar Thieme
- Ruth Hambrock as Renate Münster
- Erich Scholz as Peteer 'Penny'
- Ursula Herking as Hertha Sattler, Kriminalassistentin
- Til Kiwe as Polizeirat Proske
- Hilde Sessak as Kellnerin bei Edu Schröder
- Marianne Gerzner as Rosl
- Günther Erich Marsch as Jonny Dempf
- Wolfgang Neuss as Uwe Lauterbach, 'Chef'
- Dieter Sommer as Franz Heiner
- Walter Vits-Mühlen as US-Kriminalkommissar Nelson
- Walter Pott as Edu Schröder, Wirt
- Abi von Hasse as Kriminalassistent Gillhausen
- Herbert Doberauer
- Georg Zimmermann as Hamerski, Oberpostschaffner
Bibliography
- Davidson, John & Hake, Sabine. Framing the Fifties: Cinema in a Divided Germany. Berghahn Books, 2007.
Notes and References
- Davidson & Hake p. 59
