Keepers of the Night

Keepers of the Night
Directed by	Harald Braun
Written by	Paul Alverdes Harald Braun
Produced by	Hans Abich Harald Braun Jacob Geis Rolf Thiele
Starring	Luise Ullrich Hans Nielsen René Deltgen
Cinematography	Josef Illig Franz Koch
Edited by	Fritz Stapenhorst
Music by	Mark Lothar
Production companies	Filmaufbau Neue Deutsche Filmgesellschaft
Distributed by	Schorcht Filmverleih
Release date	21 October 1949
Running time	110 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Keepers of the Night (German: Nachtwache) is a 1949 West German drama film directed by Harald Braun and starring Luise Ullrich, Hans Nielsen and René Deltgen.

It was made as a partnership between a Göttingen-based company and one located in Munich. Much of the shooting took place in Göttingen. The film's sets were designed by Walter Haag.

Cast

• Luise Ullrich as Cornelie
• Hans Nielsen as Pfarrer Johannes Heger
• René Deltgen as Stefan Gorgas
• Dieter Borsche as Kaplan von Imhoff
• Angelika Meissner as Lotte Heger
• Käthe Haack as Oberin von Heiliggeist
• Gertrud Eysoldt as Schwester Jakobe
• Annette Schleiermacher as Helferin
• Nicolas Koline as Karnickelmann
• Herbert Kroll as Bürgermeister
• Hans Hermann Schaufuß
• Marion Gauer
• Peter Paul
• Anne-Marie Hanschke
• Gudrun Rabente
• Claire Reigbert
• Sigrid Becker
• Ingeborg Morawski
• Ilona Lamée
• Gabriele Roden
• Ursula Thiess
• Charlotte Huhn
• Otto Brodowski
• Odo Krohmann
• Maut Mauthe
• Hermann Nehlsen

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

• Keepers of the Night at IMDb