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658:. The exterior scenes had been filmed in Berlin and Rome by the middle of March 1942. The film was submitted to the Film Censor's Office on 10 June 1942 (Prüf-Nr. B. 57295) when it had a length of 2,738 metres or 100 minutes and was classified as suitable for minors and for public holiday viewing. It was distributed by the
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122:Rolf Hansen
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1151:Screenplays
1108:Baron Bagge
1038:(in German)
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813:Nazi Cinema
762:Nazi Cinema
679:Reichsmarks
573:Ewald Wenck
519:Julia Serda
361:Walter Haag
331:Third Reich
307:Rolf Hansen
246:100 minutes
135:Walter Bolz
131:Produced by
119:Peter Groll
109:Rolf Hansen
105:Directed by
55:introducing
1206:1942 films
1200:Categories
1140:Count Luna
901:Filmkritik
741:2010-10-31
712:References
579:Just Scheu
537:Paul Bildt
452:Bruno Balz
303:drama film
281:Box office
272:3 million
230:1942-06-12
195:Production
115:Written by
38:references
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656:Tempelhof
549:Olga Engl
377:Luftwaffe
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251:Country
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354:Vienna
346:Berlin
323:Berlin
269:Budget
263:German
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375:as a
367:Story
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471:Cast
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327:1942
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