Tromba is a 1949 thriller film co-written and directed by Helmut Weiss and starring René Deltgen, Angelika Hauff and Gustav Knuth. It is a circus film with elements of film noir.[1] It was one of the most popular West German films of the year, suggesting audiences appreciated a shift away from rubble films.[2] It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich with sets designed by art director Ernst H. Albrecht. The film was released in the United States in 1952 as Tromba: the Tiger Man by Lippert Pictures.
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| Directed by | Helmut Weiss |
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| Produced by | Georg Richter |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Werner Krien |
| Edited by | Luise Dreyer-Sachsenberg |
| Music by | Adolf Steimel |
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| Distributed by | Norddeutscher Film |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
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| Language | German |
Cast
edit- René Deltgen as Kurt Tromba, Tigerdompteur
- Angelika Hauff as Ola Orlando, Trapezkünstlerin
- Gustav Knuth as Ernesto Spadoli, Artist
- Hilde Weissner as Teresa Kronbeck, Zirkusdirektorin
- Gardy Granass as Gardy Kronbeck, Sportstudentin
- Grethe Weiser as Cläre Vets, ehemalige Schulreiterin
- Adrian Hoven as Rudy Walheim, Sportstudent
- Carl Wery as Eric Jensen, Zirkusregisseur
- Hans Böhme as Olaf Orlando, Artist
- Dieter von der Recke as Alfons Orlando, Artist
- Jürgen Richter as Andy Orlando
References
edit- ^ Spicer 2010, p. 109.
- ^ Bergfelder 2005, p. 31.
Bibliography
edit- Bergfelder, Tim (2005). International Adventures: German Popular Cinema and European Co-productions in the 1960s. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-539-2.
- Spicer, Andrew (2010). Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7378-0.
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