Duel with Death (German: Duell mit dem Tod) is a 1949 Austrian war drama film directed by Paul May and starring Rolf von Nauckhoff, Annelies Reinhold, and Fritz Hinz-Fabricius.[1] The film portrays the Austrian resistance to Nazi Germany during the Second World War.
Duel with Death | |
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Directed by | Paul May |
Written by | Paul May Georg Wilhelm Pabst |
Produced by | Georg Wilhelm Pabst |
Starring | Rolf von Nauckhoff Annelies Reinhold Fritz Hinz-Fabricius |
Cinematography | Helmuth Ashley |
Music by | Alfred Schneider |
Production company | Pabst-Kiba-Filmproduktionsgesellschaft |
Distributed by | Union Film |
Release date | 20 July 1949 |
Running time | 114 minutes |
Country | Austria |
Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Pischinger.
It premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in July 1949 before going on general release in Austria that December.
A Professor is brought before an Allied military court to explain apparently incriminating evidence against him. This gives him a chance to recount what really happened during the war years.
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