The Devil Strikes at Night 1957
7.2 / 10
The Devil Strikes at Night
Hamburg, Germany, 1944, during World War II. A serial killer terrorizes the city. When it seems clear that the local police are unable to catch him, forces as dark and terrible as the criminal himself become involved in the case.
Hamburg, Germany, 1944, during World War II. A serial killer terrorizes the city. When it seems clear that the local police are unable to catch him, forces as dark and terrible as the criminal himself become involved in the case.
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... Police Commissioner Axel Kersten
... Bruno Lüdke
... SS-Gruppenführer Rossdorf
... SS-Standartenführer Mollwitz
... Major Thomas Wollenberg
... Willi Keun
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by John Chard
Serial Killer - Nazis - Same Thing! Nachts, wenn der Teufel kam is directed by Robert Siodmak and written by Will Berthold (article) and Werner Jörg Lüddecke. It stars Claus Holm, Annemarie Düringer, Mario Adorf, Hannes Messemer, Carl Lange and Werner Peters. Music is by Siegfried Franz and cinematography by Georg Krause. A serial killer is terrorising Hamburg, Germany, during World War II. When the local police struggle to catch him, the Gestapo are brought in to crack the case. The basis for the story is that of real life serial killer Bruno Lüdke, here played by Adorf. Yet this is only a side-bar to the actuality of Siodmak's film, for it's a clinical deconstruction of Nazi Germany at the time, a look at the final throes of that regime. It shows how the corrupt powers would do anything to not make their government look bad, with orders even coming from Adolf himself! It's all very fascinating and potent, and well performed. There's some nice visual touches via the night sequences, though you reasonably expect to have more from Siodmak, a fine purveyor of expressionism and noir chiaroscuro. There's some contrivances and a couple of badly staged action sequences, but this remains a tough political drama with mystery shadings. 8/10
Release Date:
Sep 19, 1957 (Germany)
Run Time:
1hr 40`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
German
Production Countries:
Germany
Status:
Released
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Serial Killer - Nazis - Same Thing! Nachts, wenn der Teufel kam is directed by Robert Siodmak and written by Will Berthold (article) and Werner Jörg Lüddecke. It stars Claus Holm, Annemarie Düringer, Mario Adorf, Hannes Messemer, Carl Lange and Werner Peters. Music is by Siegfried Franz and cinematography by Georg Krause. A serial killer is terrorising Hamburg, Germany, during World War II. When the local police struggle to catch him, the Gestapo are brought in to crack the case. The basis for the story is that of real life serial killer Bruno Lüdke, here played by Adorf. Yet this is only a side-bar to the actuality of Siodmak's film, for it's a clinical deconstruction of Nazi Germany at the time, a look at the final throes of that regime. It shows how the corrupt powers would do anything to not make their government look bad, with orders even coming from Adolf himself! It's all very fascinating and potent, and well performed. There's some nice visual touches via the night sequences, though you reasonably expect to have more from Siodmak, a fine purveyor of expressionism and noir chiaroscuro. There's some contrivances and a couple of badly staged action sequences, but this remains a tough political drama with mystery shadings. 8/10
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... Police Commissioner Axel Kersten
... Bruno Lüdke
... SS-Gruppenführer Rossdorf
... SS-Standartenführer Mollwitz
... Major Thomas Wollenberg
... Willi Keun
... Helga Hornung
... Waitress Lucy Hansen
... Anna Hohmann
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Rose Schäfer... Anna Hohmann
... Presiding Judge Dr. Schleffien
... DS Boehm
... SS-Obersturmführer Heinrich
... SS-Truppführer Scharf
... Detective Bruehl
... Public Defender
... Frau Weinberger
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Käthe Itter... Doorman's Wife
... Frau Lehmann
... Blonde Prostitute
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