Shadows of the Underworld (German: Schatten der Unterwelt) is a 1931 German action film directed by and starring Harry Piel. It also features Dary Holm, Elisabeth Pinajeff and Hans Junkermann.[1] It was made at the Terra Studios in Berlin while location shooting took place in St. Moritz in Switzerland.
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Directed by | Harry Piel |
Written by | Henrik Galeen |
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Cinematography | Ewald Daub |
Edited by | Andrew Marton |
Music by | Fritz Wenneis |
Production company | Ariel-Film |
Distributed by | Terra Film |
Release date | 27 April 1931 |
Running time | 95 minutes |
Country | Germany |
Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich and Emil Hasler. A separate French-language version was also released.
After his invention is stolen and his business partner kidnapped, Harry West pursues the perpetrators while trying to avoid the police on his own trail.
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