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Cast
Eva-Maria Hagen
as Marion Stöckel
Wilfried Ortmann
as Hasso Teschendorf
Carola Braunbock
as Charlotte Gansauge
Fritz Diez
as Captain Gerner
Herwart Grosse
as Captain Polland
Hartmut Reck
as Sub-lieutenant Schellenberg
Hanna Rimkus
as Sabine Falk
Ivan Malré
as Bob Georgi
Loni Michelis
as Johanna Stöckel
Heinz Scholz
as Ferdinand Stöckel
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1959
Runtime1h 39m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresCrime, Drama
Votes4
DirectorRichard Groschopp
WritersRichard Groschopp, Carl Andrießen, Lothar Creutz
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.5 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsWare für Katalonien
About Ware für Katalonien
At the end of the 1950s, the production of optics in the German Democratic Republic has reached top quality and instigates interest in the West. When national demand rises strongly and at the same time the export to South America heavily decreases, the Volkspolizei - the GDR police force - starts to look into the case. Two seemingly unrelated cases are the starting point for the investigation by second lieutenant Schellenberg of the department for optics racketeering: An old woman who was arrested in the Berlin city railway for trying to smuggle a pair of binoculars to West Berlin, and a dead person in an area of allotments who was involved in obscure dealings with optical devices.
Directed by Richard Groschopp, Ware für Katalonien leans on a strong ensemble — Eva-Maria Hagen, Wilfried Ortmann, Carola Braunbock — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about crime titles of 1959.
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