2 Movies Starring Hannes Messemer

The Devil Strikes at Night

The Devil Strikes at Night

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1957-09-19

Languages:

German

Countries:

West Germany

Runtime:

97 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (599 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Siodmak

Cast:

Writer:

Will Berthold (article)

Werner Jèrg Lèddecke

Fullplot:

A serial killer terrorizes Hamburg, Germany, during World War II. When the local police can't seem to catch him, the SS is brought into the case.

General Della Rovere

General Della Rovere

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1959-10-07

Languages:

Italian, German, French, Hebrew, English

Countries:

Italy, France

Runtime:

129 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

7.9 (1775 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaWar

Cast:

Writer:

Sergio Amidei

Diego Fabbri

Indro Montanelli (novel)

Indro Montanelli (screenplay)

Roberto Rossellini

Fullplot:

Genoa, 1943. Grimaldi is a swindler, pretending to be a colonel in the Italian army to get money from the family of people put into jail by the Nazis. Once caught, the Gestapo makes a deal with him : he will stay alive if he impersonates the General Della Rovere, a leader of the Resistance who has just been shot by the Nazis, to be put into a political jail where he is supposed to identify another Resistance leader.

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