Duel with Death

Duel with Death
Belgian release poster
Directed byPaul May
Written byPaul May
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Produced byGeorg Wilhelm Pabst
StarringRolf von Nauckhoff
Annelies Reinhold
Fritz Hinz-Fabricius
CinematographyHelmut Ashley
Music byAlfred Schneider
Production
company
Pabst-Kiba-Filmproduktionsgesellschaft
Distributed byUnion Film
Release date
  • 20 July 1949 (1949-07-20)
Running time
114 minutes
CountryAustria
LanguageGerman

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 depicts the Austrian resistance to Nazi Germany during the Second World War, and takes influence from May's and his friends real-life experiences during the war.[2]

The sets were designed by the art director Otto Pischinger.

It premiered at the Locarno Film Festival in July 1949 before its general release in Austria that December.

Synopsis

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.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Fritsche p.49
  2. ^ "BÜHNE UND FILM: Duell mit dem Tode". Der Speigel (in German). 7 July 1949. Archived from the original on 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2026-05-11.

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