The Man in Search of His Murderer
| The Man in Search of His Murderer | |
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| German | Der Mann, der seinen Mörder sucht | 
| Directed by | Robert Siodmak | 
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| Produced by | Erich Pommer | 
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| Edited by | Viktor Gertler | 
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| Distributed by | UFA | 
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Running time  | 97 minutes | 
| Country | Germany | 
| Language | German | 
The Man in Search of His Murderer (German: Der Mann, der seinen Mörder sucht) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Heinz Rühmann, Lien Deyers and Hans Leibelt.[1] The film is partially lost; of the original 9 acts, only five (50 minutes) remain. It was one of the early leading roles for upcoming German star Heinz Rühmann. Co-writer Billy Wilder was at the beginning of his long career. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and premiered at the city's Gloria-Palast. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth and Walter Röhrig. It was remade in 1952 as You Only Live Once.
Cast
- Heinz Rühmann as Hans Herfort
 - Lien Deyers as Kitty
 - Raimund Janitschek as Otto Kuttlapp
 - Hans Leibelt as Adamowski
 - Hermann Speelmans as Jim
 - Friedrich Hollaender as Chairman of 'Weisse Weste'
 - Gerhard Bienert as Policeman
 - Eugen Boral as Member of 'Weisse Weste'
 - Otti Dietze as Innkeeper
 - Victor Palfi as Hans' Friend
 - Greta Keller as Singer
 - Franz Fiedler
 - Eberhard Mack
 - Erik Schuetz
 - Roland Varno
 - Wolfgang von Waltershausen
 - Hermann Blaß
 - Fritz Odemar
 
See also
- Tribulations of a Chinaman in China (novel by Jules Verne, 1879)
 - Flirting with Fate (1916)
 - The Whistler (1944)
 - You Only Live Once (1952)
 - Five Days (1954)
 - Up to His Ears (1965)
 - Tulips (1981)
 - I Hired a Contract Killer (1990)
 - Bulworth (1998)
 - Shut Up and Shoot Me (2005)
 
References
- ^ Hardt p. 239
 
Bibliography
- Hardt, Ursula (1996). From Caligari to California: Erich Pommer's Life in the International Film Wars. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-930-7.
 - Kreimeier, Klaus (1999). The Ufa Story: A History of Germany's Greatest Film Company, 1918–1945. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-22069-0.
 
