The Night of Decision (1938 film)

The Night of Decision
Directed by	Nunzio Malasomma
Written by	Rolf E. Vanloo (story) Philipp Lothar Mayring Harald G. Petersson
Produced by	Hans von Wolzogen
Starring	Pola Negri Hans Zesch-Ballot Sabine Peters
Cinematography	Karl Puth
Edited by	Alexandra Anatra
Music by	Lothar Brühne
Production company	Fabrikation Deutscher Filme
Distributed by	Panorama-Film
Release date	22 December 1938 (1938-12-22)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

The Night of Decision (German: Die Nacht der Entscheidung) is a 1938 German drama film directed by Nunzio Malasomma and starring Pola Negri, Hans Zesch-Ballot and Sabine Peters. The film was Negri's final production in Nazi Germany, made at the time of the Munich Crisis. It was an independent film.

The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert A. Dietrich and Artur Günther.

Cast

• Pola Negri as Tessa Brückmann
• Hans Zesch-Ballot as Konsul Brückmann
• Sabine Peters as Gisela - seine Tochter
• Iván Petrovich as Fernando Alvarez
• Ernst Dumcke as Exzellenz Vivanco
• Hertha von Walther as Mrs. Vivanco
• Hans Richter as Pedro
• Annemarie Schäfer as Manuela
• Edwin Jürgensen as Direktor Lopez
• Hubert von Meyerinck as Chef des Modesalons
• Olga Limburg as Direktrice
• Bruno Ziener as Diener bei Brückmann
• Margarete Genske as Zofe bei Brückmann
• Erhart Stettner as Diener bei Alvarez
• Alice Treff as Lizzy
• Werner Pledath as Aufsichtsratsmitglied Berger
• Georg H. Schnell as Vorsitzender des Londoner Syndikats
• Eduard Bornträger as Platzanweiser im Tennisclub
• Josef Reithofer as Hotelportier in Hamburg
• Max Mothes as Gärtner bei Familie Brückmann
• Edith Meinhard as Vorführdame im Modesalon
• Hilla Höfer as Südamerikanische Tänzerin
• Fritz Draeger as Tänzer auf dem Ball

Bibliography

• Kotowski, Mariusz (2014). Pola Negri: Hollywood's First Femme Fatale. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-4489-4.

External links

• The Night of Decision at IMDb