Illusion in a Minor Key

Illusion in a Minor Key
Directed by	Rudolf Jugert
Written by	Fritz Rotter
Produced by	Erich Pommer
Starring	Hildegard Knef Sybille Schmitz Hardy Krüger
Cinematography	Václav Vích
Edited by	Claus von Boro
Music by	Friedrich Meyer
Production company	Bavaria Film
Distributed by	Allianz Filmverleih
Release date	18 December 1952 (1952-12-18)
Running time	101 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Illusion in a Minor Key (German: Illusion in Moll) is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Hildegard Knef, Sybille Schmitz and Hardy Krüger.^[1] It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. It was one of the last films produced by the veteran Erich Pommer who had returned to Germany from exile after the Second World War. The film's sets were designed by Ludwig Reiber. It is sometimes included on lists of film noirs.^[2]

Synopsis

The recently widowed owner of a hotel falls in love with the wayward bandleader who performs at the establishment. Her plans to marry him upset her children who believe he is simply after her money.

Cast

• Hildegard Knef as Lydia Bauer
• Sybille Schmitz as Maria Alsbacher
• Hardy Krüger as Paul Alsbacher
• Maurice Teynac as Night Club Singer Herr Gidou
• Albrecht Schoenhals as Werner Alsbacher
• Lina Carstens as Bertha
• Herbert Hübner as Dr. Bauer
• Walter Janssen as Friedrich
• Viktor Afritsch
• Nadja Tiller as Vera
• Gaby Fehling as Dorothy Alsbacher
• Anneliese Born as Frau Bauer
• Siegfried Breuer Jr. as Kurt
• Else Wolz
• Rudi Risavy
• Robert Graf as Franz
• Lys Assia as Singer
• Michl Lang as Bauer

References

1. Bock & Bergfelder p. 227
2. Spicer p.110

Bibliography

• Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.^{[ISBN missing]}
• Andrew Spicer. Historical Dictionary of Film Noir. Scarecrow Press, 2010.^{[ISBN missing]}

External links

• Illusion in a Minor Key at IMDb