The Devil Strikes at Night

Original title: Nachts, wenn der Teufel kam

Duration: 100 min

Release date: 1957-09-19

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Hamburg, Germany, 1944, during World War II. A serial killer terrorizes the city. When it seems clear that the local police are unable to catch him, forces as dark and terrible as the criminal himself become involved in the case.

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as Police Commissioner Axel Kersten

as Bruno Lüdke

Hannes Messemer

Hannes Messemer

as SS-Gruppenführer Rossdorf

as SS-Standartenführer Mollwitz

as Major Thomas Wollenberg

Annemarie Düringer

Annemarie Düringer

as Helga Hornung

as Waitress Lucy Hansen

as Anna Hohmann

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

as Presiding Judge Dr. Schleffien

as SS-Obersturmführer Heinrich

as SS-Truppführer Scharf

as Detective Bruehl

as Public Defender

Margaret Jahnen

Margaret Jahnen

as Frau Weinberger

as Doorman's Wife

as Frau Lehmann

Christa Nielsen

Christa Nielsen

as Blonde Prostitute

Alois Maria Giani

Alois Maria Giani

as Station Constable (uncredited)

Trude Breitschopf

Trude Breitschopf

as SS-Scharführerin (uncredited)

Friedrich Joloff

Friedrich Joloff

as Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Karl-Heinz Peters

Karl-Heinz Peters

as Air-raid Warden (uncredited)

as Canteen Keeper (uncredited)

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Director of Photography

Werner Jörg Lüddecke

Werner Jörg Lüddecke

Siegfried Franz

Siegfried Franz

Original Music Composer

Assistant Director

Rolf Zehetbauer

Rolf Zehetbauer

Production Design

Production Design

Executive Producer

Erwin Jennewein

Erwin Jennewein

Oskar Wintergerst

Oskar Wintergerst

Assistant Director

Claudia Hahne-Herberg

Claudia Hahne-Herberg

Costume Designer

Gustl Lautenbacher

Gustl Lautenbacher

Production Manager

Production Director

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