Container of (work): Schwarzer Kies (Motion picture)
Notes:
Helmut Wildt, Ingmar Zeisberg, Hans Cossy, Wolfgang Büttner, Anita Höfer, Heinrich Trimbur. Title and credits from screen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1961. Wide screen (1.66:1). Includes the premeire version of the film which had scenes which the Central Council of Jews in Germany objected to, so Ufa removed the offending scenes and altered the ending against the director's objections. Special feature: audio commentary by film historian Olaf Möller.
Contents:
Premiere version ( 114 min.) -- Distribution version (113 min.).
Summary:
In this gripping Cold War noir, tensions simmer between residents of a small German village and the soldiers of a U.S. military base. Postwar economic hardship has turned the town of Sohnen into a vice district. The women serve as entertainment for the GIs, while the men struggle for survival in the black market.
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