The Day the Rains Came

Nov 24, 1959

1h 28m

★ 6.8

Overview

A motorcycle gang in post-war Germany wreaks havok on a town, until one of their members begins to have second thoughts after a run-in with the police.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

Alfa Film

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Cast

Bandenboss Werner Maurer

Mario Adorf

Robert

Christian Wolff

Dr. Albert Maurer

Gert Fröbe

Inge

Corny Collins

Ellen

Elke Sommer

Rudi

Claus Wilcke

Fritz

Ernst Jacobi

Willi

Gert Günther Hoffmann

Kriminalassistent Thiel

Horst Naumann

Rummelplatzpächter

Herbert Weißbach

Textilkaufmann Grossmann

Arno Paulsen

Wolf Richards

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