The Traitor
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Synopsis
This 1936 film tells the story of the doings of foreign agents in Germany and their allies among the German population. Having placed an ad in a local paper looking for "contact with bigwigs in German industry", enemy agents Morris and Geyer end up making contact with an engineer named Brockau. Brockau has developed an improvement in turning oil into gasoline and that's just what these enemy agents are looking for. Brockau, for his part, needs money, because his girlfriend is a selfish cow who demands more and more toys and trinkets, which has put our naive little nerd deep into debt. Brockau, however, is not the only unwitting maroon to fall into the clutches of the evil agents: the former bank agent Hans Klemm, now doing his service in the Wehrmacht, ends up being contacted by an agent from the other side and ends up getting blackmailed into working for them.
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Willy Birgel
Agent Morris
Paul Dahlke
Agent Geyer
Heinz Welzel
Hans Klemm
Irene von Meyendorff
Hilde Körner
Rudolf Fernau
Fritz Brockau
Lída Baarová
Marion Brokau
Hans Zesch-Ballot
Dr. Wehner
Volker von Collande
Inspector Kropke
Theodor Loos
Dr. Auer
Herbert A. E. Böhme
Agent Schultz
Gisela von Collande
Trude
Ewald Wenck
Commissioner Schober
Hans Henninger
Max
Ernst Karchow
Major Walen
Otto Graf
Captain Dressler
Heinrich Schroth
Direktor der T-Metallwerke
Sepp Rist
Commissioner Kilian
Siegfried Schürenberg
Neumann
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Karl Ritter
- Screenplay & Story
- Leonard Furst
- Original Title
- Verräter
- Country of Origin
- Germany
- Spoken Languages
- German
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Production Studios
- UFA
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Karl Ritter
Leonard Furst
Department Leadership Roster
Karl Ritter
Director
Leonard Furst
Screenplay
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What is The Traitor about?
This 1936 film tells the story of the doings of foreign agents in Germany and their allies among the German population. Having placed an ad in a local paper looking for "contact with bigwigs in German industry", enemy agents Morris and Geyer end up making contact with an engineer named Brockau. Brockau has developed an improvement in turning oil into gasoline and that's just what these enemy agents are looking for. Brockau, for his part, needs money, because his girlfriend is a selfish cow who demands more and more toys and trinkets, which has put our naive little nerd deep into debt. Brockau, however, is not the only unwitting maroon to fall into the clutches of the evil agents: the former bank agent Hans Klemm, now doing his service in the Wehrmacht, ends up being contacted by an agent from the other side and ends up getting blackmailed into working for them.
Who directed The Traitor?
The Traitor was directed by Karl Ritter.
Who stars in The Traitor?
The principal cast of The Traitor includes Willy Birgel, Paul Dahlke, Heinz Welzel, Irene von Meyendorff, Rudolf Fernau.
When was The Traitor released and how long is it?
The Traitor was released in 1936 with a total runtime of 1h 32m.