Arena of Fear
Appearance
Arena of Fear | |
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Directed by | Arthur Maria Rabenalt |
Written by | Hans Fritz Köllner Kurt Nachmann Heinrich Seiler (novel) |
Produced by | Herbert Gruber |
Starring | Gerhard Riedmann Margit Nünke Willy Birgel |
Cinematography | Günther Anders |
Edited by | Arnfried Heyne |
Music by | Bert Grund |
Production companies | Sascha Film Lux-Film Wien |
Distributed by | UFA |
Release date | 18 February 1959 |
Running time | 96 minutes |
Country | Austria |
Language | German |
Arena of Fear (German: Geliebte Bestie) is a 1959 Austrian drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Margit Nünke and Willy Birgel.[1]
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alexander Sawczynski and Werner Schlichting. Location filming took place at the Circus Busch-Roland.
Cast
- Gerhard Riedmann as Ruda, Raubtierdompteur
- Margit Nünke as Beatrix
- Willy Birgel as Cameron, Kunstschütze
- Fred Bertelmann as John
- Mady Rahl as Marianne
- Gustav Knuth as Carl de Vries
- Massimo Giuliani as Willi, Dodys Sohn
- Gretl Schörg as Olga, Sekreträrin
- Sigrid Marquardt as Anita. Zirkusdirektorin
- Heinz Moog as Direktor Larzheim
- Charles Baumann as Cavalli
- Leopold Hainisch as Riley
- Mario Kranz as Tierwärter Freese
- Emanuel Sackey as Taula
- Ljuba Welitsch as Mama Allison
- Walter Giller as Dody, Musical-Clown
- Karl Kritel as Emil
- Otto Hejdusek as Wirt
- Berta Vitek as Frau Sandomir
- Josef Menschik as Zöllner
See also
- Men Are That Way (1939)
References
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.43
Bibliography
- Bergfelder, Tim & Bock, Hans-Michael. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopedia of German. Berghahn Books, 2009.