Devil in Silk
Devil in Silk (German: Teufel in Seide) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Lilli Palmer, Curd Jürgens, and Winnie Markus.[1] After leaving his overbearing wife for another woman, a composer is suspected of her murder when she is found dead.
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| Directed by | Rolf Hansen |
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| Based on | Der Teufel nebenan (novel) by Gina Kaus |
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| Cinematography | Franz Weihmayr |
| Edited by | Anna Höllering |
| Music by | Mark Lothar |
Production company | Fono Film |
| Distributed by | Deutsche Film Hansa |
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Running time | 106 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place at Kampen on the island of Sylt in Schleswig-Holstein. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Arno Richter and Peter Röhrig.
Plot
On a train journey, the penniless composer Thomas meets the rich publisher Melanie. The two get married and Melanie gets Thomas a lucrative job in her publishing house. However, the fits of jealousy and his wife's compulsion to control bother Thomas. When he begins an affair with his secretary and demands a divorce from Melanie, she commits suicide and makes it appear as if he killed her.[2]
Cast
- Lilli Palmer as Melanie
- Curd Jürgens as Thomas Ritter
- Winnie Markus as Sabine
- Adelheid Seeck as Sylvia Angermann
- Hans Nielsen as Dr. Zacharias
- Wolfgang Büttner as Dr. Hess
- Hilde Körber as Sophie
- Paul Bildt as Dr. Heinsheimer
- Helmuth Rudolph as Georg Angermann
- Robert Meyn as Untersuchungsrichter
- Otto Graf as Gerichtsvorsitzender
- Wolf Martini as Prosecutor
- Else Ehser as Frau Schwarz
- Paul Bösiger as Peter Dornberg
References
- Bock & Bergfelder, p. 356.
- Hansen, Rolf, Teufel in Seide (Drama), Bayerische Film- und Fernsehförderung, CCC Filmkunst, Fono Film, retrieved 2 May 2022
Bibliography
- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.