''Confession Under Four Eyes'' (German: ''Geständnis unter vier Augen'') is a 1954 West German

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directed by André Michel and starring

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, Carl Raddatz and

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.Broadbent & Hake p.123 It was shot at Göttingen Studios and on location in

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and a

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s camp near

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Ernst H. Albrecht and Paul Markwitz.

Cast

as Hilde Schaumburg-Garden * Carl Raddatz as Dr. Frigge *

as Gregor Marmara * Werner Hinz as Jorga * Franz Schafheitlin as Chef Director, Dr. Kopp * Stanislav Ledinek as Carol * Ursula Grabley as Reporter * Hans Christian Blech as Tscheche

References

Bibliography

* Broadbent, Philip & Hake, Sabine. ''Berlin Divided City, 1945-1989''. Berghahn Books, 2010.

External links

* 1954 films 1954 crime films 1954 crime drama films 1954 drama films 1950s German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by André Michel Films scored by Werner Eisbrenner Films shot at Göttingen Studios Films shot in Hamburg German crime drama films West German films German-language crime drama films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub