The Unknown
6.7
The body of an unknown beautiful woman is fished out of the river and leaves the policemen wondering what drove the girl to such a grisly fate. The film then flashes back to months before, showing the torrid love affair between a young cabaret singer and a rich playboy that ultimately results in tragedy for the girl.
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Cast
18 people
Sybille Schmitz
Madeleine
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Jean Galland
Thomas Bentick
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Ilse Abel
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Karl Stepanek
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Karin Luesebrink
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Frank Wisbar Director · Reinhold Conrad Muschler Author Herbert Windt Composer
First release November 12, 1936 · Produced in Germany · Production Terra-Filmkunst
Production
Paul-Filmproduktion KG Berlin
Production
Terra-Filmkunst
Production
Germany
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Languages
Original title
Die Unbekannte
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · November 12, 1936
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Netherlands
January 14, 1938 · Theatrical
Sweden
August 8, 1937 · Theatrical
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