A smugglers gang is active on the Austrian-Swiss border. Until now, no one has come to their attention. But one day a little girl gets seriously ill and needs medical attention; the young operator will forget that he has to be careful and calls for help through the secret channel.
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Cast
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Oskar Werner
Student
Known for
Fahrenheit 451
Jules and Jim
Fritz Imhoff
Uncle Otto
Also in
Zwei Herzen und ein Thron
Der brave Soldat Schwejk
Kurt Heuser
Georg Wilhelm Pabst
Georg C. Klaren
Ernst Waldbrunn
Makkabi
Also in
Nicht verzagen - Stangl fragen
So ein Millionär hat's schwer
Lucia Scharf
Das Mädchen
J. Melkich
Heinz Moog
Wartanian
Known for
Senso
Ludwig
Hermann Erhardt
Shooter
Also in
Die Försterbuben
Holy Heritage
Walter Ladengast
The patched one
Known for
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Nosferatu the Vampyre
Otto Wögerer
Der Alte
Also in
Die Frau am Weg
The Last Act
G.W. Pabst Director · Georg C. Klaren Director Kurt Heuser Writer
First release January 5, 1951 · Produced in Germany · Original title Ruf aus dem Äther
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Germany
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Original title
Ruf aus dem Äther
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 5, 1951
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
February 1, 1951 · Theatrical
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