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Roses for the Prosecutor

First aired on Sep 24, 1959

Runtime: 97mins

70%

Genres: Drama, Comedy

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.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Martin Held | Oberstaatsanwalt Dr. Wilhelm Schramm
Walter Giller | Rudi Kleinschmidt
Ingrid van Bergen | Lissy Flemming
Camilla Spira | Hildegard Schramm
Werner Peters | Otto Kugler
Ralf Wolter | Hessel
Featured Crew
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Wolfgang Staudte | Director
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Wolfgang Staudte | Idea
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Erich Claunigk | Director of Photography
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Heinz Willeg | Executive Producer
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Walter Haag | Production Design
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Raimund Rosenberger | Original Music Composer