''The Rainer Case'' () is a 1942 German

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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 Luise Ullrich,

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and

Karl Schönböck Karl Schönböck (4 February 1909 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary – 24 March 2001 in Munich, Republic of Germany) was an Austrian actor.

.Bock & Bergfelder p. 386 The film's sets were designed by the

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Franz Bi Franz Bi (2 April 1899 – 25 December 1968) was a German art director.Giesen p.197 He worked on the set design of more than forty films during his career, often in collaboration with Bruno Monden. Selected filmography * ''The Rainer Case'' (1942 ...

and Botho Hoefer. It was partly shot on location around

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. The film is set in 1918 during the closing stages of the

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Main cast

References

Bibliography

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

External links

* 1942 films 1942 drama films German drama films Films of Nazi Germany 1940s German-language films Films directed by Paul Verhoeven (Germany) Films shot in Austria Films set in 1918 Films based on German novels Tobis Film films German black-and-white films 1940s German films Films scored by Norbert Schultze {{1940s-Germany-film-stub