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Original title

Via Mala

Year

1945

Running time

108 min.

Country

Germany

Director

Josef von Báky

Screenwriter

Thea von Harbou. Novel: John Knittel

Cast

Music

Georg Haentzschel

Cinematography

Carl Hoffmann (B&W)

Producer

U.F.A

Genre

Drama | Crime. Family Relationships

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John Knittel's Adapatations

Synopsis

In a rural village, the tyrannical Jonas Lauretz intimidates his family, mistress and neighbours. After he disappears one night, it is widely believed that his eldest daughter, Silvelie, has murdered him. A new investigating judge arrives in the village, he falls in love with Silvelie. He becomes torn between his love for her and his duty to investigate the potential crime... A new adaptation of John Knittel's Swiss novel 'Vila Mala', which had been released in 1934 and become a major international success.

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Via Mala

1945

Josef von Báky