Panic in Chicago

1931 film

Based onPanic in Chicago by Robert HeymannProduced byLeo MeyerStarring
  • Olga Chekhova
  • Hans Rehmann
  • Ferdinand Hart
  • Hilde Hildebrand
CinematographyWilly GoldbergerEdited byPaul MayMusic byMichael Krauss
Production
company
Deutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat
Distributed byDeutsche Lichtspiel-Syndikat
Release date
  • 23 June 1931 (1931-06-23)
Running time
77 minutesCountryGermanyLanguageGerman

Panic in Chicago (German: Panik in Chicago) is a 1931 German crime film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Olga Chekhova, Hans Rehmann and Ferdinand Hart. It was based on the novel Panic in Chicago by the German writer Robert Heymann. The film was shot at the Staaken Studios with sets designed by the art director Erwin Scharf. 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 (1999). Beyond Caligari: The Films of Robert Wiene. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-156-1.

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