''Stronger Than Regulations'' (German: ''Stärker als Paragraphen'') is a 1936 German

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directed by

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and starring Paul Hartmann,

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and Manja Behrens. It was shot at the Grunewald Studios in

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

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and

Hans Minzloff Hans Minzloff (1890–1962) was a German art director.Gemünden p.171 Selected filmography * '' Our Heavenly Bodies'' (1925) * ''Struggle for the Soil'' (1925) * ''Carnival Magic'' (1927) * ''The Insurmountable'' (1928) * '' The Circus Princess' ...

.Klaus p.198

Cast

* Paul Hartmann as Lawyer Dr. Birk *

as Theodor Hubricht - Geldvermittler * Manja Behrens as Renate - seine Nichte *

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as Christine - Wirtschafterin bei Hubricht *

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as Bankier Lörik *

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as Frau Lörik *

Ursula Herking Ursula Herking (28 January 1912 – 17 November 1974) was a German film actress. She appeared in more than 130 films between 1933 and 1972. She was born in Dessau, Germany and died in Munich, West Germany. Selected filmography * ''Susanne ...

as Tochter des Portiers *

Walter Franck Walter Franck (16 April 1896 – 10 August 1961) was a German film actor. He appeared in 32 films between 1926 and 1952. Selected filmography * '' Master of the World'' (1934) * ''The Island'' (1934) * ''Escapade'' (1936) * '' Stronger Than ...

as Prosecutor *

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as Robert Wendland * F.W. Schröder-Schrom as Dr. Krüger *

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as Judge *

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as Prosecutor * Fredy Barten as Diener *

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as Gerichtsreporter *

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* Gerdi Gerdt as Zofe *

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* Ellen-Ruth Knapp-Güttingen as Freundin *

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as Beigeordneter *

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as Defense lawyer * Wera Schultz as Krankenschwester *

Wolfgang Staudte Wolfgang Staudte (9 October 1906 – 19 January 1984), born Georg Friedrich Staudte, was a German film director, script writer and actor. He was born in Saarbrücken. After 1945, Staudte also looked at German guilt in the cinema. Alongside H ...

as Freund der Portierstochter *

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as Gast *

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References

Bibliography

* Klaus, Ulrich J. ''Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1936''. Klaus-Archiv, 1988. * Waldman, Harry. ''Nazi Films in America, 1933–1942''. McFarland, 2008.

External links

* 1936 films Films of Nazi Germany German mystery films 1936 mystery films 1930s German-language films Films directed by Jürgen von Alten German black-and-white films 1930s German films {{1930s-Germany-film-stub