Released:
1950-09-28

Overview:
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".

Director:
Helmut Käutner

Runtime:
1h 31min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Horst Caspar
  as
  Reporter Peter Zabel
• 
  Bettina Moissi
  as
  Leata
• 
  O.E. Hasse
  as
  Chefredakteur Dr. Mannheim
• 
  Hans Leibelt
  as
  Cheflektor Kurt E. Beckmann
• 
  Irene von Meyendorff
  as
  Conchita/Braut von Martin Jarzombeck