Das schwarze Schaf
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Das schwarze Schaf is a 1960 German
mystery film
directed by Helmut Ashley
and starring Heinz Rühmann
, Karl Schönböck
and Maria Sebaldt
. It is based on the Father Brown
stories by G.K. Chesterton. Father Brown manages to demonstrate the innocence of a man accused of murder by finding the real culprit. Rühmann reprised the role in Er kann's nicht lassen
in 1962.
Cinema of Germany
Cinema in Germany can be traced back to the late 19th century. German cinema has made major technical and artistic contributions to film.Unlike any other national cinemas, which developed in the context of relatively continuous and stable political systems, Germany witnesses major changes to its...
mystery film
Mystery film
Mystery film is a sub-genre of the more general category of crime film and at times the thriller genre. It focuses on the efforts of the detective, private investigator or amateur sleuth to solve the mysterious circumstances of a crime by means of clues, investigation, and clever deduction.The...
directed by Helmut Ashley
Helmut Ashley
Helmut Ashley or Helmuth Ashley is an Austrian cinematographer, television and film director.-Selected filmography:Film* Der Stern von Afrika * Das schwarze Schaf...
and starring Heinz Rühmann
Heinz Rühmann
Heinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann was a popular German film actor.-Life and work:Rühmann was born in Essen, Westphalia. His role in the 1930 movie Die Drei von der Tankstelle led him to film stardom. He remained highly popular as a comedic actor throughout the 1930s and early 1940s...
, Karl Schönböck
Karl Schönböck
-Selected filmography:* Daphne and the Diplomat * Bismarck * Das Grosse Spiel * Titanic * Peter Voss, der Millionendieb * Feuerwerk * Der Kongreß tanzt * Love Now, Pay Later...
and Maria Sebaldt
Maria Sebaldt
-Selected filmography:* The Little Czar * Mädchen ohne Grenzen * Charley's Aunt * Los Pistoleros de Arizona -External links:...
. It is based on the Father Brown
Father Brown
Father Brown is a fictional character created by English novelist G. K. Chesterton, who stars in 52 short stories, later compiled in five books. Chesterton based the character on Father John O'Connor , a parish priest in Bradford who was involved in Chesterton's conversion to Catholicism in 1922...
stories by G.K. Chesterton. Father Brown manages to demonstrate the innocence of a man accused of murder by finding the real culprit. Rühmann reprised the role in Er kann's nicht lassen
Er kann's nicht lassen
Er kann's nicht lassen is a 1962 German mystery film directed by Axel von Ambesser and starring Heinz Rühmann, Rudolf Forster and Grit Boettcher. It was based on the Father Brown stories by G.K. Chesterton, Rühmann reprising his role from the 1960 film Das schwarze Schaf.-Cast:* Heinz Rühmann .....
in 1962.
Cast
- Heinz RühmannHeinz RühmannHeinrich Wilhelm "Heinz" Rühmann was a popular German film actor.-Life and work:Rühmann was born in Essen, Westphalia. His role in the 1930 movie Die Drei von der Tankstelle led him to film stardom. He remained highly popular as a comedic actor throughout the 1930s and early 1940s...
... Father Brown - Karl SchönböckKarl Schönböck-Selected filmography:* Daphne and the Diplomat * Bismarck * Das Grosse Spiel * Titanic * Peter Voss, der Millionendieb * Feuerwerk * Der Kongreß tanzt * Love Now, Pay Later...
... Theaterdirektor Scarletti - Maria SebaldtMaria Sebaldt-Selected filmography:* The Little Czar * Mädchen ohne Grenzen * Charley's Aunt * Los Pistoleros de Arizona -External links:...
... Gloria Scarletti - Siegfried LowitzSiegfried LowitzSiegfried Lowitz was a German actor who is most famous for playing Hauptkommissar Erwin Köster in the German television drama Der Alte....
... Flambeau - Lina Carstens ... Mrs. Smith
- Fritz RaspFritz RaspFritz Heinrich Rasp was a German film actor who appeared in 104 films between 1916 and 1976.His most notable film roles were "J. J. Peachum" in The Threepenny Opera , as Meinert in Diary of a Lost Girl , and as "Der Schmale" in Fritz Lang's Metropolis...
... Lord Kingsley - Herbert Tiede ... Inspector Graven
- Friedrich DominFriedrich DominFriedrich Domin was a German film actor. He appeared in 63 films between 1939 and 1961.He was born in Beuthen, Germany and died in Munich, Germany.-Selected filmography:* The Comedians...
... Bischof - Hans Leibelt ... Bankdirektor James Conelly
- Rosel Schäfer ... Mrs. Flambeau
- Gernot Duda ... Barnes