Der Verteidiger hat das Wort
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Jordan, a famous criminal lawyer, will only represent clients, of whose innocence he is convinced (must be financially not-too-well-off). One day, his future son-in-law, the jeweler Fabian, is arrested on suspicion of murder on the day before his wedding. He is said to have murdered his ex-wife, the dancer Ria Norady. The conductor Gillmore found her dead in her dressing room shortly after a visit from Fabian. Gisela Jordan asks her father to defend him. After speaking to Fabian, the lawyer is convinced he's innocent. But since there is no proof of this, he decides to go and try and find the real murderer himself.
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Cast
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Heinrich George
Justizrat Jordan
Known for
Metropolis
Carla Rust
Giesela Jordan
Also in
The Stars Shine
Robert and Bertram
Werner Klingler
Edgar Kahn
Gertraud Recke
Rudolf Fernau
Günther Fabian
Also in
The Strange Countess
The Strangler of Blackmoor Castle
Harald G. Petersson
Harald G Petersson
Karl Schönböck
Jack Gillmoore
Known for
Titanic
Otto - The Movie
Margit Symo
Ria Nora
Known for
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
Ella Ensink
Claus Clausen
Staatsanwalt
Known for
Westfront 1918
Werner Klingler Director · Harald G. Petersson Screenplay Willy Mattes Composer
United States release February 18, 1990 · Produced in Germany · Working title Plädoyer
Production
Tobis Filmkunst
Production
Germany
Produced in
Plädoyer
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Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · April 6, 1944
Theatrical
United States · February 18, 1990
German Film Club, New York City
Denmark
November 27, 1944
Sweden
September 18, 1944
XC
August 11, 1944 · Theatrical
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