''The Last Ones Shall Be First'' (german: Die Letzten werden die Ersten sein) is a 1957 West German crime film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring O.E. Hasse,

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and Maximilian Schell.Bock & Bergfelder p. 417 It is based on the short play '' The First and the Last'' by John Galsworthy which had previously been adapted into a British film '' 21 Days''. It was entered into the

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. It was shot at the

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and on location in

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. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Herlth and

Robert Herlth Robert Herlth (2 May 1893 – 6 January 1962) was a German art director. He was one of the leading designers of German film sets during the 1920s and 1930s.Reimer & Reimer p.146 Filmography * ''Masks'' (1920) * '' Island of the Dead'' (1921) * ...

Cast

* O. E. Hasse as Ludwig Darrandt *

as Wanda * Maximilian Schell as Lorenz Darrandt *

Adelheid Seeck Adelheid Seeck (3 November 1912 – 17 February 1973) was a German film actress. She appeared in 27 films between 1941 and 1972. She starred in '' The Last Ones Shall Be First'', which was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Fest ...

as Charlotte Darrandt *

Brigitte Grothum Brigitte Grothum (born 26 February 1935) is a German film actress. She has appeared in 50 films since 1955. She was born in Dessau, Germany. Selected filmography *'' Ripening Youth'' (1955), as Dora *''The First Day of Spring'' (1956), as Tri ...

as Irene Darrandt * Bruno Hübner as Bettler * Peter Mosbacher as Zuhälter *

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as Junger Anwalt

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1957 films 1957 crime films German crime films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Rolf Hansen Films shot at Spandau Studios German black-and-white films German films based on plays Constantin Film films 1950s German films {{1950s-crime-film-stub