The Prisoner (1949 film)

The Prisoner (German: Der Bagnosträfling) is a 1949 West German historical adventure film directed by Gustav Fröhlich and starring Paul Dahlke, Richard Häussler, and Käthe Dorsch.^[1] It is based a novel by the French writer Honoré de Balzac.

The Prisoner
Directed by	Gustav Fröhlich
Written by	Honoré de Balzac (novel) Gustav Fröhlich
Produced by	Rolf Meyer
Starring	Paul Dahlke Richard Häussler Käthe Dorsch
Cinematography	Igor Oberberg
Edited by	Martha Dübber
Music by	Werner Eisbrenner
Production company	Junge Film-Union Rolf Meyer
Distributed by	Schorcht Filmverleih
Release date	26 August 1949 (1949-08-26)
Running time	106 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

It was made at the Bendestorf Studios outside Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter.

Cast

• Paul Dahlke as Robert
• Richard Häussler as Pierre
• Käthe Dorsch as Eugenie, Marquise de Troissaules
• Winnie Markus as Cyprienne
• Udo Loeptin as Tamboryn
• Walter Franck as Courbet, Kriminalinspektor
• Paul Hörbiger as Dr. Bianchon, Armenarzt von Paris
• Ida Ehre as Madame Vauquer
• Jester Naefe as Nanette
• Albert Florath as Livreuil, Präsident Bank von Frankreich
• Adrian Hoven as Victor
• Peter Mosbacher as Lapin
• Joseph Offenbach as Dubois
• Karl-Heinz Peters as Martell
• Otto Gebühr as Jean
• Helmuth Rudolph as Innenminister v. Frankreich

References

1. Bock & Bergfelder, p. 139.

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.

External links

• The Prisoner at IMDb