''The Day the Rains Came'' () is a 1959 West German

crime film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...

directed by

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and starring

Mario Adorf Mario Adorf (; born 8 September 1930) is a German actor, considered to be one of the great veteran character actors of European cinema. Since 1954, he has played both leading and supporting roles in over 200 film and television productions, am ...

, Christian Wolff,

Gert Fröbe Karl Gerhart "Gert" Fröbe (; 25 February 1913 – 5 September 1988) was a German actor. He was known in English-speaking countries for his work as the title character in the James Bond film '' Goldfinger'', as Peachum in ''The Threepenny Opera ...

and

Elke Sommer Elke Sommer (; née Schletz, 5 November 1940) is a German actress. She appeared in numerous films throughout the 1960s and 1970s, including roles in ''The Pink Panther'' sequel '' A Shot in the Dark'' (1964), the Bob Hope comedy '' Boy, Did I ...

. It is named after song "

Am Tag als der Regen kam "The Day the Rains Came" or "Am Tag als der Regen kam" or "La pioggia cadrà" is an adaptation of the French song "Le Jour où la pluie viendra". The latter is a popular song released in 1957, composed and written by Gilbert Bécaud and Pierre ...

" by

Dalida Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (; 17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida (, ; ), was an Italian naturalized French singer and actress. Leading an international career, Dalida has sold over 140 million records worldwide. Some ...

, which was a big hit of the year; then it was customary to release a film named after the hit songs of the moment.Spicer p.110 The film's sets were designed by the

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Paul Markwitz Paul Markwitz (16 July 1908 – 19 March 1968)Kay Weniger: Das große Personenlexikon des Films Volume 5, Berlin 2001, , pg. 281f was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. He worked on over 50 films between 1935 and 1 ...

and

Hans Jürgen Kiebach Hans Jürgen Kiebach (28 August 1930 – 19 May 1995) was a German production designer, art director and set decorator. He won an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''Cabaret''. Selected filmography * '' Three D ...

. It was shot at the

Bavaria Studios Bavaria Studios are film production studios located in Munich, the capital of the region of Bavaria in Germany, and a subsidiary of Bavaria Film. History The studios were constructed in the suburb of Geiselgasteig in 1919 shortly after the Firs ...

Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germany. As of 30 November 2024, its population was 1,604,384, making it the third-largest city in Germany after Berlin and Hamburg. Munich is the largest city in Germany that is no ...

and on location in

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Cast

as Werner Maurer * Christian Wolff as Robert *

as Dr. Albert Maurer * Corny Collins as Inge Zimmermann *

as Ellen * Claus Wilcke as Rudi *

Ernst Jacobi Ernst Gerhard Ludwig Jacobi-Scherbening, professionally called Ernst Jacobi (; 11 July 1933 – 23 June 2022), was a German actor. He was known for serious character roles, especially in the 1979 film ''The Tin Drum (film), The Tin Drum'' (''Die ...

as Fritz * Gert Günther Hoffmann as Willi * Wolf Richards as Otto * Uwe Gauditz as Professor *

Horst Naumann Horst Naumann (17 November 1925 – 19 February 2024) was a German actor. Born in Dresden, Germany on 17 November 1925, he died in Duisburg on 19 February 2024, at the age of 98. Selected filmography * '' Das geheimnisvolle Wrack'' (1954) * '' C ...

as Kriminalassistent Thiel * Ulla Moritz as Bardame im Splendid * Harry Hertzsch *

Arno Paulsen Arno Paulsen (1900–1969) was a German actor who appeared in around sixty films in the post-Second World War years. He also appeared frequently on stage and was also a voice actor dubbing foreign films for release in Germany. He appeared in a mix ...

as Textilkaufmann Grossmann * Herbert Weissbach as Rummelplatzpächter Streichan

References

Bibliography

* Spicer, Andrew. ''Historical Dictionary of Film Noir''. Scarecrow Press, 2010.

External links

* 1959 films 1959 crime films German crime films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Gerd Oswald Films shot at Bavaria Studios Bavaria Film films Films shot in Berlin 1950s German films Films scored by Martin Böttcher {{1950s-Germany-film-stub