| Checkmate | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Georg Asagaroff |
| Written by | Curt J. Braun |
| Produced by | Jacob Brodsky |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Karl Hasselmann |
| Music by | Will Meisel |
| Production company | Gnom-Tonfilm |
| Distributed by | Biograph-Film |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 77 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Checkmate (German: Schachmatt) is a 1931 German drama film directed by Georg Asagaroff and starring Gerda Maurus, Hans Rehmann, and Trude Berliner.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Alexander Ferenczy.
Cast
- Gerda Maurus as Charlotte Breda, seine Verlobte
- Hans Rehmann as Stefan Bigger, Schriftsteller
- Trude Berliner as Erika, Tänzerin
- Walter Rilla as Georg Holl, Journalist
- Hans Brausewetter as Rudi Helling, Zeichner
- Sig Arno as Bolo, ein Erfinder
- Hermann Speelmans as Markutius, pensionierter Kriminalbeamter
- Hugo Werner-Kahle as Untersuchungsrichter
- Viktor Schwannecke as Defense lawyer
- Bernhard Goetzke as 1. Kommissar
- Gerhard Bienert as 2. Kommissar
- Hugo Fischer-Köppe as Stromer
- Geza L. Weiss as Caesar
References
- Bock & Bergfelder, p. 17.
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
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