''The Last Ones Shall Be First'' (german: Die Letzten werden die Ersten sein) is a 1957 West German

crime film Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combi ...

directed by Rolf Hansen and starring

O.E. Hasse Otto Eduard Hasse (11 July 1903 – 12 September 1978) was a German film actor and director. Biography Hasse was born to Wilhelm Gustav Eduard Hasse, a blacksmith, and Valeria Hasse in the village of Obersitzko, Province of Posen, Germa ...

, Ulla Jacobsson and Maximilian Schell.Bock & Bergfelder p. 417 It is based on the short play '' The First and the Last'' by

John Galsworthy John Galsworthy (; 14 August 1867 – 31 January 1933) was an English novelist and playwright. Notable works include '' The Forsyte Saga'' (1906–1921) and its sequels, ''A Modern Comedy'' and ''End of the Chapter''. He won the Nobel Prize ...

which had previously been adapted into a British film '' 21 Days''. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. It was shot at the

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and on location in

Hamburg Hamburg (, ; nds, label=Hamburg German, Low Saxon, Hamborg ), officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (german: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg; nds, label=Low Saxon, Friee un Hansestadt Hamborg),. is the List of cities in Germany by popul ...

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

Kurt Herlth Kurt Herlth (1896–1966) was a German art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It ...

and Robert Herlth.

Cast

O. E. Hasse Otto Eduard Hasse (11 July 1903 – 12 September 1978) was a German film actor and director. Biography Hasse was born to Wilhelm Gustav Eduard Hasse, a blacksmith, and Valeria Hasse in the village of Obersitzko, Province of Posen, German ...

as Ludwig Darrandt * Ulla Jacobsson as Wanda * Maximilian Schell as Lorenz Darrandt * Adelheid Seeck as Charlotte Darrandt * Brigitte Grothum as Irene Darrandt * Bruno Hübner as Bettler *

Peter Mosbacher Peter Mosbacher (1912–1977) was a German stage, film and television actor.Goble p.252 Selected filmography * '' Melody of a Great City'' (1943) * '' The Last Night'' (1949) * '' The Prisoner'' (1949) * '' Two Times Lotte'' (1950) * '' Harbou ...

as Zuhälter * Hans Quest as Junger Anwalt

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1957 films 1957 crime films German crime films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Rolf Hansen Films shot at Spandau Studios German black-and-white films German films based on plays Constantin Film films 1950s German films {{1950s-crime-film-stub