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Devil in Silk

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Devil in Silk
Directed byRolf Hansen
Written by
Based onDer Teufel nebenan (novel)
by Gina Kaus
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyFranz Weihmayr
Edited byAnna Höllering [de]
Music byMark Lothar
Production
company
Fono Film
Distributed byDeutsche Film Hansa
Release date
  • 5 January 1956 (1956-01-05)
Running time
106 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Devil in Silk (German: Teufel in Seide) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring Lilli Palmer, Curd Jürgens, and Winnie Markus.[1] After leaving his overbearing wife for another woman, a composer is suspected of her murder when she is found dead.

It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place at Kampen on the island of Sylt in Schleswig-Holstein. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Arno Richter [de; fr] and Peter Röhrig [de].

Plot

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On a train journey, penniless composer Thomas meets rich publisher Melanie. The two get married and Melanie gets Thomas a lucrative job in her publishing house. However, Melanie turns out to be a jealous control freak and Thomas is unhappy in their marriage. When he begins an affair with his secretary and demands a divorce from Melanie, she commits suicide and makes it appear as if he killed her.[2]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder, p. 356.
  2. ^ Hansen, Rolf, Teufel in Seide (Drama), Bayerische Film- und Fernsehförderung, CCC Filmkunst, Fono Film, retrieved 2 May 2022

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