"Thrilling Book : Magnificent Picture"

1940

1h 38m

7.4(15 votes)

Drama

Thriller

Overview

An American goes to pre-war Germany to find his mother and discovers her in a concentration camp. With the help of an American-born widowed countess he seeks to engineer her escape.

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Cast & Crew

43 members

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Norma Shearer

Countess Ruby von Treck

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Robert Taylor

Mark Preysing

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Conrad Veidt

General Kurt von Kolb

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Alla Nazimova

Emmy Ritter

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Felix Bressart

Fritz Keller

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Albert Bassermann

Dr. Arthur Henning

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Philip Dorn

Dr. Ditten

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Edgar Barrier

Commissioner

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Bonita Granville

Ursula

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Elsa Bassermann

Mrs. Henning

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Blanche Yurka

Nurse

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Lisa Golm

Anna

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Edit Angold

Ditten's Housekeeper Hilda (uncredited)

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Walter Bonn

Concentration Camp Guard (uncredited)

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Albert D'Arno

Elevator Operator (uncredited)

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Helmut Dantine

Porter (uncredited)

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Kay Deslys

Beer Garden Waitress (uncredited)

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Ernst Deutsch

Baron von Reiber (uncredited)

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Gretl Dupont

Hilda Keller (uncredited)

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William Edmunds

White Swan Inn Waiter (uncredited)

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Christl Ehlers

Student (uncredited)

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Arno Frey

Concentration Camp Commandant (uncredited)

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Frederick Giermann

Porter (uncredited)

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Hans Joby

Second Passport Official (uncredited)

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Erwin Kalser

Hotel Barkeeper (uncredited)

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Florine McKinney

Student (uncredited)

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Adolph Milar

Salesman (uncredited)

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Marianne Mosner

Maria a Student (uncredited)

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Lotte Palfi Andor

Ruby's Maid Julie (uncredited)

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Maria Ray

Baroness von Reiber (uncredited)

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Henry Rowland

Hotel Bellhop (uncredited)

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Trude Rosen

Student (uncredited)

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Hans Schumm

Gestapo Officer with Dark Eyebrows (uncredited)

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Janet Shaw

Greta a Student (uncredited)

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Anya Taranda

Student (uncredited)

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Henry Victor

Gestapo Officer with Hooked Nose (uncredited)

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Frederick Vogeding

First Passport Official (uncredited)

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Marek Windheim

Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)

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Fred Wolff

Waiter (uncredited)

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William Yetter Sr.

Heinrich (uncredited)

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Wolfgang Zilzer

Pavillion Counter Clerk (uncredited)

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Howard Lang

Unknown Role

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Hazel Dohlman

Concert Guest (uncredited)

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