
The reporter Peter Zabel stumbles upon the sinking of the luxury yacht Orplid in Hamburg on August 14, 1949. The ship went down with a wedding party run by artists on a pleasure trip from Hamburg to Scotland . In spite of good weather and no technical problems. Out of personal curiosity, Zabel starts researching. Could the sinking of Orplid have political reasons? A German political thriller and film noir inspired by Carol Reed's "The Third Man".
5.8
5 reviewsRuntime: 91 min.
Budget: N/A
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Release Date: 1950-09-28
Director(s): Helmut Käutner
Production: CCC Filmkunst
Languages: German
IMDB: tt0042437