The Shadows Grow Longer

The Shadows Grow Longer (German: Die Schatten werden länger) is a 1961 Swiss-West German drama film directed by Ladislao Vajda. The film was selected as the Swiss entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 34th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.^[1] The film was shot in Zurich and at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilhelm Vorwerg.

The Shadows Grow Longer
Film poster
Directed by	Ladislao Vajda
Written by	István Békeffy Heinz Pauck Ladislao Vajda
Produced by	Artur Brauner Lazar Wechsler
Starring	Hansjörg Felmy Luise Ullrich Barbara Rütting
Cinematography	Heinrich Gartner
Edited by	Hermann Haller
Music by	Robert Blum Werner Kruse Fritz Rotter
Production companies	Praesens-Film [de] CCC Film
Distributed by	Columbia Film
Release date	11 August 1961 (1961-08-11)
Running time	91 minutes
Countries	Switzerland West Germany
Language	German

Main cast

• Hansjörg Felmy as Max
• Luise Ullrich as Frau Diethelm
• Barbara Rütting as Christa Andres
• Fred Tanner as Dr. Borner
• Loni von Friedl as Erika Schöner
• Iris Erdmann as Hilde
• Renja Gill as Anni
• Bella Neri as Schoolgirl
• Margot Medicus as Barbara (as Margot Philipp)
• Carola Rasch as Bessie
• Elisabeth Roth as Schoolgirl Steffie
• Helga Sommerfeld [de] as Helene
• Erika Wolf as Susanne

See also

• List of submissions to the 34th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
• List of Swiss submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

References

1. Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

External links

• The Shadows Grow Longer at IMDb