The Strange Woman (1939 film)
1939 German drama film directed by Roger von Norman
The Strange Woman (German: Die fremde Frau) is a 1939 German drama film directed by Roger von Norman and starring Eugen Klöpfer, Elisabeth Reich, Elisabeth Wendt and Karl Dannemann. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location in the Gulf of Finland. The film's sets were designed by the art director Gustav A. Knauer.
Cast
Eugen Klöpfer as Hanno Kohlemainen
Elisabeth Reich as Anne Matthies
Elisabeth Wendt as Jouka
Kurt Fischer-Fehling as Nils Lithberg, Steuermann
Karl Dannemann as Kapitän Vaisänen
Alexander Engel as Samuli
Eduard Wenck as Paavi
Eduard Wandrey as Pfarrer
Lina Lossen as Hannos Mutter
Axel Monjé as Ilmari
Nicolas Koline as Taivu
Wolfgang Staudte as Teini
Marjan Lex as Junge mutter
Hermann Pfeiffer as Sakuri, der Schiffskoch
References
Bibliography
Drewniak, Bogusław . Der Deutsche Film 1938-1945: ein Gesamtüberblick. Droste, 1987.
Klaus, Ulrich J. Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1939. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.
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