Before Sundown
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Based on a play by Gerhardt Hauptmann, the film details a bittersweet May-December romance between ageing Mathias Clausen and young, beautiful Inken Peters.
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Cast
14 people
Hans Albers
Generaldirektor Mathias Clausen
Known for
The Blue Angel
Münchhausen
Annemarie Düringer
Inken Peters
Known for
Veronika Voss
The Lacemaker
Martin Held
Erich Klamroth
Known for
The Captain from Kopenick
Hannelore Schroth
Ottilie Klamroth, geb. Clausen
Known for
The Captain from Kopenick
Emil of Lonneberga
Claus Biederstaedt
Egbert Clausen
Also in
Three Men in the Snow
Die unsterblichen Methoden des Franz Josef Wanninger
Maria Becker
Bettina Clausen
Also in
Wings of Fame
Recht oder Unrecht
Erich Schellow
Wolfgang Clausen
Known for
The Captain from Kopenick
Inge Langen
Paula Clausen, geb. Rübsamen
Also in
Mord im Pfarrhaus
The Gorilla Gang
Wolfgang Preiss
Dr. Hahnefeld, Syndikus der Clausen-Werke
Known for
The Train
The Thousand Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
Hans Nielsen
Dr. Steynitz, Sanitätsrat
Known for
Titanic
Sherlock Holmes and the Deadly Necklace
Johanna Hofer
Frau Peters, Inkens Mutter
Known for
Possession
Veronika Voss
Kurt Vespermann
Wuttke, Fahrer bei Clausen
Known for
Asphalt
Gottfried Reinhardt Director · Jochen Huth Writer Gerhart Hauptmann Author
First release June 26, 1956 · Produced in Germany · Original title Vor Sonnenuntergang
Production
CCC Filmkunst
Production
Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Vor Sonnenuntergang
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · June 26, 1956
Premiere · Berlinale
Germany · July 6, 1956
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
August 1, 1956 · Theatrical
Russia
July 21, 1958 · Theatrical
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