Freispruch mangels Beweises
The democratic Munich journalist and editor-in-chief of the "Südkurier" newspaper, Alexander Steinhorst, has reached the pinnacle of social reputation and private wealth. He can rent a theater for his son and women are at his feet. He then takes the liberty of publishing a newspaper with revelations about the dubious sources of the CSU election fund. CSU lawyer Dr. Fabricius sets a photographer on Steinhorst's private life to bring him down. He is charged with "fornication with addicts", but is acquitted due to a lack of evidence. Steinhorst, however, is ruined socially. Friends and colleagues turn their backs on him out of fear for their own careers and his assets are confiscated. Steinhorst commits suicide.
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Erich Gerberding
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Flucht aus der Hölle
Sunday Drivers
Herwart Grosse
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The Gleiwitz Case
Sunday Drivers
Richard Groschopp
Carl Andrießen
Günter Haubold
Lissy Tempelhof
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Your Presence Is Imperative
Take Care of Susi!
Helga Krause
Lothar Creutz
Ivan Malré
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The Green Monster
Flucht aus der Hölle
Wolfgang Lesser
Horst Schulze
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Soldiers of Freedom
White Wolves
Stefan Lisewski
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Spuk im Hochhaus
Ghosts under the Ferris Wheel
Richard Groschopp Director · Lothar Creutz Writer Carl Andrießen Writer
First release May 25, 1962 · Produced in Germany, XG · Production DEFA
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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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DEFA
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Germany · XG
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · May 25, 1962
Theatrical · East Germany
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
May 3, 1963 · TV · West Germany
Russia
April 29, 1963 · Theatrical
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