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The Devil Strikes at Night

The Devil Strikes at Night

7,1 /10 (35 Votes)
1957 DE 100 min

Overview

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.

Release date

19/09/1957

Votes

35

Popularity

1.6

Status

Released

Original title

Nachts, wenn der Teufel kam

Language

DE

Runtime

100 min

Original Soundtrack

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John Chard

John Chard

2016-03-14

⭐ 8

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 …

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