''The Guilt of Doctor Homma'' () is a 1951 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

Paul Verhoeven Paul Verhoeven (; born 18 July 1938) is a Dutch filmmaker, who has worked variously in the Netherlands, the United States, and in France. He is known for directing genre films with strong satirical elements, often featuring graphic violence and ...

and starring

Werner Hinz Werner Hinz (18 January 1903 – 10 February 1985) was a German film actor who appeared in 70 films between 1935 and 1984. In 1944, he was included on the ''Gottbegnadeten'' list created by Josef Goebbels. Between 1935 and 1945 he had rol ...

Ilse Steppat Ilse Paula Steppat (30 November 1917 – 21 December 1969) was a German actress. Her husband was noted actor and director Max Nosseck. Biography She began her cinematic career at the age of 15 playing Joan of Arc. Steppat appeared regularly on ...

and

Viktoria von Ballasko Viktoria von Ballasko (24 January 1909, Vienna – 10 May 1976, Berlin) was an Austrian actress. She was born Viktoria Maria Franziska Ballasko. Partial filmography * '' Der Kaiser von Kalifornien'' (1936) - Anna, seine Frau * ''Kinderarzt Dr. ...

.Noack p. 292 It was shot at

Göttingen Studios The Göttingen Studios were film studios located in the German city of Göttingen.Noack p.307 The studios were established in 1948 on a site that had previously been used as an aeroplane hangar on the outskirts of Göttingen.Imhoof p.187 The stu ...

and on location around

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. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is a title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, live-action and animated film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supe ...

Erich Grave.

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* 1951 films 1951 crime drama films 1950s legal drama films German crime drama films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Paul Verhoeven (Germany) Films set in prison Constantin Film films German black-and-white films 1950s German films Films shot at Göttingen Studios German-language crime drama films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub