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Venus on Trial

Jun 4, 1941

1h 30m

★ 5.0

Overview

A sculptor, an enemy of modern art, sets an example. He sculpts a statue of Venus in the style of the Greek antiquity and buries it in a forest. When it's dug up in 1930, it's considered to be a 2 000 year old, antique statue.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Production Companies

Bavaria-Filmkunst

Venus on Trial Trailers

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Cast

Peter Brake, Bildhauer

Hannes Stelzer

Charlotte Böller

Hansi Knoteck

Gottlieb Böller, Bürgermeister

Paul Dahlke

Benjamin Hecht, Kunsthändler

Siegfried Breuer

Marianne

Charlott Daudert

Paul Dreysing, Zeichner

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Prof. Semmel, Bildhauer

Josef Eichheim

Der Kultusminister

Erhard Siedel

Oberstaatsanwalt

Carl Wery

Staatsanwalt

Hans Brausewetter

Dr.Knarre, Sachverständiger

Hubert von Meyerinck

Prof. Grimm, Sachverständiger

Justus Paris

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