Panic in Chicago

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Panic in Chicago
French release poster
Directed byRobert Wiene
Written byRobert Heymann (novel)
Friedrich Raff
Julius Urgiss
Produced byLeo Meyer
StarringOlga Tschechowa
Hans Rehmann
Ferdinand Hart
Hilde Hildebrand
CinematographyWilly Goldberger
Edited byPaul May
Music byMichael Krauss
Production
company
Distributed byDeutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat
Release date
23 June 1931
Running time
77 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

Panic in Chicago (German: Panik in Chicago) is a 1931 German crime film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Olga Tschechowa, Hans Rehmann and Ferdinand Hart. It was based on the novel Panic in Chicago by the German writer Robert Heymann. It premiered at the Palast-am-Zoo in Berlin on 23 June 1931.[1]

Synopsis

In 1930s mob-dominated Chicago, a leading gangster poses as a respectable member of society.

Cast

References

  1. ^ Jung & Schatzberg p.222

Bibliography

  • Jung, Uli & Schatzberg, Walter. Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books, 1999.

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