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Black Gravel

1961-04-12 · 111 min · ★ 7.1

Drama · Crime · Thriller

Tensions rise when a U.S. military base is built in a small village in post-war Germany.

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Directors
Helmut Käutner
Production companies
UFA
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Helmut WildtHelmut WildtRobert Neidhardt
Ingmar ZeisbergIngmar ZeisbergInge Gaines
Hans CossyHans CossyJohn Gaines
Wolfgang BüttnerWolfgang BüttnerOtto Krahne
Anita HöferAnita HöferElli
Heinrich TrimburHeinrich TrimburEric Moeller
Peter NestlerPeter NestlerBill Rodgers
Edeltraut ElsnerAnni Peel
Gisela FischerGisela Fischer
Max Buchsbaum
Karl Luley
Else KnottFrau Marbach
Ilse PagéIlse PagéKarla
Erich Buschardt
Milton Krims
Ernst JacobiErnst JacobiKriminalbeamter
O.A. Buck
Guy GehrkeWiechers Jun.
Shirley O'HaraShirley O'Hara
Georg LobeweinHülsenbeck

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