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The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)

September 19, 1957 (DE) Drama, Thriller, Crime • 100m

Overview

Hamburg, Germany, 1944, during World War II. A serial killer terrorizes the city. When it seems clear that the local police are unable to catch him, forces as dark and terrible as the criminal himself become involved in the case.

Director

Robert Siodmak

Top Billed

Claus Holm

Keywords

Top Billed Cast

Claus Holm
Claus Holm

Police Commissioner Axel Kersten

Mario Adorf
Mario Adorf

Bruno Lüdke

Hannes Messemer
Hannes Messemer

SS-Gruppenführer Rossdorf

Peter Carsten
Peter Carsten

SS-Standartenführer Mollwitz

Carl Lange
Carl Lange

Major Thomas Wollenberg

Monika John
Monika John

Waitress Lucy Hansen

Rosel Schäfer
Rosel Schäfer

Anna Hohmann

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Presiding Judge Dr. Schleffien

Wilmut Borell
Wilmut Borell

SS-Obersturmführer Heinrich

Helmut Brasch
Helmut Brasch

SS-Truppführer Scharf

Georg Lehn
Georg Lehn

Detective Bruehl

Lukas Ammann
Lukas Ammann

Public Defender

Margaret Jahnen
Margaret Jahnen

Frau Weinberger

Käthe Itter
Käthe Itter

Doorman's Wife

Else Quecke
Else Quecke

Frau Lehmann

Christa Nielsen
Christa Nielsen

Blonde Prostitute

Heinz Beck
Heinz Beck

Station Constable (uncredited)

Trude Breitschopf
Trude Breitschopf

SS-Scharführerin (uncredited)

Friedrich Joloff
Friedrich Joloff

Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Karl-Heinz Peters
Karl-Heinz Peters

Air-raid Warden (uncredited)

Toni Treutler
Toni Treutler

Canteen Keeper (uncredited)

Crew
Georg Krause
Georg Krause

Director of Photography

Siegfried Franz
Siegfried Franz

Original Music Composer

Will Berthold
Will Berthold

Original Story

Rolf Zehetbauer
Rolf Zehetbauer

Production Design

Gottfried Will
Gottfried Will

Production Design

Walter Boos
Walter Boos

Assistant Director

Oskar Wintergerst
Oskar Wintergerst

Assistant Director

Gustl Lautenbacher
Gustl Lautenbacher

Production Manager

Claudia Hahne-Herberg
Claudia Hahne-Herberg

Costume Designer

Werner Fischer
Werner Fischer

Production Director

Claus Hardt
Claus Hardt

Executive Producer



Reviews

John Chard

⭐ 8/10

March 14, 2016

Serial Killer - Nazis - Same Thing!

Nachts, wenn der Teufel kam is directed by Robert Siodmak and written by Will Berthold (article) and Werner Jörg Lüddecke. It stars Claus Holm, Annemarie Düringer, Mario Adorf, Hannes Messemer, Carl Lange and Werner Peters. Music is by Siegfried Franz and cinematography by Georg Krause.

A serial killer is terrorising Hamburg, Germany, during World War II. When the local police struggle to catch him, the G… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

DE

Budget

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