''The Haller Case'' () is a 1933 Italian

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directed by

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and starring Marta Abba,

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and

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.Brizio-Skov p.54 The film is based on the 1893 play '' Der Andere'' by Paul Lindau. It marked the screen debut of

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, who had her breakthrough role the following year in '' Everybody's Woman'' and emerged as the most international-renowned Italian actress of the decade. It was shot at the Cines Studios in

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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s Arnaldo Foresti and Alfredo Montori.

Cast

* Marta Abba as La Rossa *

as Judge Haller *

as Gang's leader * Vittorio Vaser as Gang member *

as Badwoman * Cele Abba *

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* Vasco Creti * Natalia Murray Danesi * Egisto Olivieri *

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Other film versions

* '' The Other'' (January 1913, Germany, directed by

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) * '' The Other'' (August 1930, Germany, directed by

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) * ''

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'' (November 1930, France, directed by

)

References

Bibliography

* Brizio-Skov, Flavia. ''Popular Italian Cinema: Culture and Politics in a Postwar Society''. I.B.Tauris, 2011.

External links

* 1933 films Italian thriller films Italian black-and-white films 1930s thriller films 1930s Italian-language films Films directed by Alessandro Blasetti Italian films based on plays Italian remakes of foreign films Remakes of German films Cines Studios films 1930s Italian films Films scored by Cesare Andrea Bixio Films scored by Armando Fragna Films based on works by Paul Lindau {{1930s-thriller-film-stub