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Zugverkehr unregelmäßig

1951 · 82 min

A slow-burning, earnest noir of friendship and betrayal, where quiet moral tension builds as a man is drawn into sabotage.

Directed by
Erich Freund
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Claus Holm, Inge Keller, Hanns Groth
Overview
After Jochen saves police officer Erich's life, the two men become close friends and Erich helps Jochen get a job working for Berlin's local train system. But Jochen falls into the hands of the beautiful West Berlin agent Ellen, who convinces him to participate in acts of sabotage against the trains. All of a sudden, Jochen is making a lot more money and even Erich's former girlfriend Inge becomes interested in him. But everything begins to unravel when Erich observes his friend's illegal activity on one of his nightly rounds.

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Directed by
Erich Freund
Genres
Crime, Drama
Starring
Claus Holm, Inge Keller, Hanns Groth
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • crime
  • deception
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour1
Realism8
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
crime, drama
Directed by
Erich Freund
Written by
Hermann Turowski, Peter Bejach
Starring
Claus Holm, Inge Keller, Hanns Groth, Peter Lehmbrock, Brigitte Krause, Horst Drinda, Evamaria Bath, Margarete Kupfer
Music
Franz R. Friedl
Cinematography
Willi Kuhle
Runtime
82 min
Country
East Germany
Languages
German

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