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Twilight

1940 · 85 min

A somber, slow-burning tale of a man trapped by his past, heavy with regret and quiet menace.

Directed by
Rudolf van der Noss
Genres
Drama
Starring
Viktor Staal, Ruth Hellberg, Carl Raddatz
Overview
Walter Gruber once belonged to a group of unscrupulous, money-grubbing poachers. Now released from prison, he is determined never to touch a gun again. He was imprisoned for poaching, but they couldn't prove he fired the shot that wounded forester Kuhnert. Upon his return home, Walter is horrified to discover that his former lover, Kuhnert's daughter Grete, has since married someone else. Grete still loves Walter, with whom she was pregnant. But her father would have made life a living hell for her and the child had she not married another man. This man, Robert Thiele, is still poaching and is extremely ruthless in his methods. Robert eventually blackmails Walter into rejoining the poachers. When the gang shoots the old forester Kuhnert, Robert shifts suspicion onto Walter.

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Directed by
Rudolf van der Noss
Genres
Drama
Starring
Viktor Staal, Ruth Hellberg, Carl Raddatz
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • justice
  • family
  • redemption
Places
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action3
Horror1
Humour1
Realism7
Romance4
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Rudolf van der Noss
Starring
Viktor Staal, Ruth Hellberg, Carl Raddatz, Ursula Grabley, Paul Wegener, Willi Rose, Käte Kühl, Hellmuth Passarge
Runtime
85 min
Country
Germany
Languages
German

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