The Murderers Are Among Us

Oct 15, 1946

1h 21m

★ 6.9

Overview

After returning from a concentration camp, Susanne finds a traumatized ex-soldier living in her apartment in bombed out Berlin. Together the two try to move past their experiences during WWII.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Thriller

Production Companies

Herstellungsgruppe Herbert Uhlich

DEFA

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Cast

Susanne Wallner

Hildegard Knef

Hans Mertens

Wilhelm Borchert

Ferdinand Brückner

Arno Paulsen

Gustav Mondschein

Robert Forsch

Bartholomäus Timm

Albert Johannes

Carola Schulz

Ursula Krieg

Fritz Knochenhauer

Wolfgang Dohnberg

Mrs. Brückner

Erna Sellmer

Herbert Brückner

Michael Günther

Otto Brückner

Christian Blackwood

Daisy

Hilde Adolphi

Sonja

Marlise Ludwig

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