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Release Year1932
Runtime1h 38m
LanguageGerman
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes2
DirectorJames Bauer
WritersArmin Petersen
TypeFeature Film
Rating9.5 out of 10
Cast5 credited
Also Known AsNachtkolonne
About Nachtkolonne
The film begins in a Berlin club with Trude Berliner singing as gangsters plan a burglary at a Hamburg hotel. At the hotel, Orbeliani leads the band while his wife Olga sings their son Jascha to sleep. During the heist, Jascha wakes, screams, and is knocked down. The gangsters flee to Berlin with stolen jewels and the unconscious Jascha. Homolka, one of the gangsters, refuses to abandon the boy, nurses him back to health, and pretends to be his uncle, claiming his parents are on an American tour. Homolka develops motherly feelings, facing ridicule from his friends and Trude Berliner.
Directed by James Bauer, Nachtkolonne leans on a strong ensemble — Vladimir Gajdarov, Olga Tschechowa, Oskar Homolka — 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 drama titles of 1932.
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