''The Haller Case'' (Italian: ''Il caso Haller'') is a 1933 Italian

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directed by

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and starring Marta Abba,

Memo Benassi Domenico "Memo" Benassi (21 June 1886 – 24 February 1957) was an Italian film actor who appeared in more than forty films in a mixture of leading and supporting roles. He played the composer Beethoven in the 1942 film ''Rossini''.Mathew & Walto ...

and

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.Brizio-Skov p.54 The film is based on the 1893 play ''

Der Andere ''Der Andere'' is a play by Paul Lindau, which was filmed several times, including in 1913 as '' The Other'' by Max Mack, in 1930 as '' The Other'' and '' The Prosecutor Hallers'' by Robert Wiene and in 1933 as '' The Haller Case'' by Alessandro B ...

'' by

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. It marked the screen debut of

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, who had her breakthrough role the following year in ''

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'' and emerged as the most international-renowned Italian actress of the decade. It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Arnaldo Foresti and

Alfredo Montori Alfredo Montori (1893-1969) was an Italian art director. He designed the sets for more than a hundred films.Smith p.116 Selected filmography * '' My Little One'' (1933) * '' Lady of Paradise'' (1934) * '' The Ferocious Saladin'' (1937) * '' A Lad ...

Cast

* Marta Abba as La Rossa *

as Judge Haller *

as Gang's leader *

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as Gang member *

as Badwoman *

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Ugo Ceseri Ugo Ceseri (30 June 1893 – 3 December 1940) was an Italian stage and film actor. He appeared in forty two films between 1931 and his death in 1940. In 1934 he appeared in the play '' 18 BL'', an attempt to create a mass theatre by the Fascist g ...

Vasco Creti Vasco Creti (7 December 1874 – 16 October 1945) was an Italian film actor. He appeared in more than 110 films between 1915 and 1944. He was married to actress Valeria Creti. Selected filmography * '' Maschiaccio'' (1917) * '' Il siluram ...

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Other film versions

* ''

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'' (January 1913, Germany, directed by Max Mack) * ''

'' (August 1930, Germany, directed by

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) * ''

The Prosecutor Hallers ''The Prosecutor Hallers'' (French: ''Le procureur Hallers'') is a 1930 French drama film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Jean-Max, Colette Darfeuil and Suzanne Delmas. It was the French-language version of the German film '' The Other'' b ...

'' (November 1930, France, directed by

)

References

Bibliography

* Brizio-Skov, Flavia. ''Popular Italian Cinema: Culture and Politics in a Postwar Society''. I.B.Tauris, 2011.

External links

* 1933 films Italian thriller films Italian black-and-white films 1930s thriller films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Alessandro Blasetti Italian films based on plays Italian remakes of foreign films Remakes of German films Cines Studios films 1930s Italian films {{1930s-thriller-film-stub