Affaire Blum
- Original title
- Affaire Blum
- Year
- 1948
- Running time
- 100 min.
- Country
- Germany
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
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- Hans Christian Blech
- Ernst Waldow
- Paul Bildt
- Helmuth Rudolph
- Karin Evans
- Alfred Schieske
- Gisela Trowe
- Kurt Ehrhardt
- Gerhard Bienert
- Arno Paulsen
- Maly Delschaft
- Herbert Hübner
- Friedrich Maurer
- Emmy Burg
- Blandine Ebinger
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- Music
- Cinematography
Friedl Behn-Grund, Karl Plintzner (B&W)- Producer
- Genre
- Drama | Crime. 1920s. Nazism
- Synopsis
- Dr. Blum, a Jewish manufacturer living in Germany, is falsely accused of killing his booker. Even when the real killer's identity becomes evident, the state prosecutor refuses to accept Blum's innocence. The film explores German reaction to the trial and investigates the relationship between the legal system, antisemitism, and fascism, providing insight into the historical context that allowed Nazism to flourish.
- Awards
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1949: New York Film Critics Circle: Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film
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