| The False Step | |
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 German film poster | |
| German | Der Schritt vom Wege |
| Directed by | Gustaf Gründgens |
| Written by | Georg C. Klaren Eckart von Naso |
| Based on | Effi Briest by Theodor Fontane |
| Produced by | Gustaf Gründgens Eduard Kubat |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Ewald Daub |
| Edited by | Johanna Schmidt |
| Music by | Mark Lothar |
| Production company | Terra Film |
| Distributed by | Terra Film |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Nazi Germany |
| Language | German |
The False Step or The Step off the Path (German: Der Schritt vom Wege) is a 1939 German historical drama film directed by Gustaf Gründgens and starring Marianne Hoppe, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Paul Hartmann. It is an adaptation of Theodor Fontane's 1896 novel Effi Briest.
Cast
- Marianne Hoppe as Effi Briest
- Karl Ludwig Diehl as Baron von Instetten
- Paul Hartmann as Major a.D. von Crampas
- Max Gülstorff as Dr. Alonzo Gieshübler
- Paul Bildt as Herr von Briest
- Käthe Haack as Luise von Briest
- Hans Leibelt as Ministerialrat Wüllersdorf
- Elisabeth Flickenschildt as Marietta Tripelli
- Gisela von Collande as Afra
- Renée Stobrawa as Roswitha
- Erich Dunskus as Kruse
- Flora Berthold as Hulda
- Ursula Voß as Herta
- Ursula Friese as Berta
- Margarete Schön as Frau von Padden
- Jac Diehl as guest at the festival
- Alfred Karen as guest at Tripellis Gesangsvortrag
- Alexander Kökert as Besucher beim Landrat
- Bert Schmidt-Moris as Page at the spa hotel
- Tina Schneider as Doddy Grützmacher
- Babsi Schultz-Reckewell as Annie Briest
- Maria Seidler as Frau Konsul Grützmacher
References
- Hake, Sabine (2001). Popular Cinema of the Third Reich. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. p. 142. doi:10.7560/734579. ISBN 0292734581. JSTOR 10.7560/734579.
External links
- The False Step at IMDb
- Der Schritt vom Wege Full movie at the Deutsche Filmothek
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