Roses for the Prosecutor(Movie, 1959)

Name: Roses for the Prosecutor
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1959
Duration: T01:37:00
Rating: 3.5

Original title: "Rosen für den Staatsanwalt" (German/DE)

1h 37min | Genres: Drama, Comedy

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 8 votes)

Roses for the Prosecutor (German: Rosen für den Staatsanwalt) is a 1959 West German comedy film with tragical and critical elements, directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Martin Held, Walter Giller and Ingrid van Bergen. It was one of the few German movies of the 1950s which openly addressed the German Nazi era. It was shot at the Göttingen Studios in Göttingen near Hanover and above all, in Kassel. The film's sets were designed by the art director Walter Haag. ()

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About Roses for the Prosecutor

April 1945. Because he stole two bars of chocolate, the soldier Rudi is sentenced to death by the court-martial judge Dr. Schramm. Rudi manages to escape from the firing squad at the last minute, and since the end of the war has been making a meager living as a street peddler. Years later, Dr. Schramm is now a respected public prosecutor. By chance, he runs into Rudi one day on the street. Afraid that Rudi will blow the whistle on him, Dr. Schramm wants to scare him out of town. He has Rudi arrested and bullied by the police.

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Rosen für den Staatsanwalt ≣ 1959 ≣ Trailer(Trailer, 3:20)

Additional Information

Production country: Germany

Made by: Kurt Ulrich Filmproduktion

Original language: German (DE)

Spoken languages: German (DE)

Translated into 5 languages: German (DE), English (EN), French (FR), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 10/09/1961 (World premiere: 09/24/1959)

Cast: Martin Held, Walter Giller, Ingrid van Bergen, Camilla Spira, Werner Peters, Wolfgang Wahl, Paul Hartmann, Wolfgang Preiss, Inge Meysel, Werner Finck, Ralf Wolter, Roland Kaiser, Wolfgang Neuss, Wolfgang Müller, Henry Lorenzen

Director: Wolfgang Staudte

Producer: Kurt Ulrich

Screenwriter: George Hurdalek

Director of Photography: Erich Claunigk

Composer: Raimund Rosenberger

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Sattuma puuttuu peliin"

"Des roses pour le procureur"

"Rózsák az államügyésznek"

"Róze dla prokuratora"

Color: Black & White (B/W)

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Roses for the Prosecutor(Movie, 1959)

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