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Der schweigende Engel

  • 1954
  • 1h 34m
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6.6/10
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Der schweigende Engel (1954)
Drama

Purely by chance, ballet superstar Sylvia Verena discovers that Angelika Helmer has real talent. The child, however, cannot speak and hasn't been able to since falling down as a young child.Purely by chance, ballet superstar Sylvia Verena discovers that Angelika Helmer has real talent. The child, however, cannot speak and hasn't been able to since falling down as a young child.Purely by chance, ballet superstar Sylvia Verena discovers that Angelika Helmer has real talent. The child, however, cannot speak and hasn't been able to since falling down as a young child.

  • Director
    • Harald Reinl
  • Writers
    • Harald Reinl
    • Maria von der Osten-Sacken
  • Stars
    • Josefin Kipper
    • Robert Freitag
    • Gustav Waldau
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    45
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Harald Reinl
    • Writers
      • Harald Reinl
      • Maria von der Osten-Sacken
    • Stars
      • Josefin Kipper
      • Robert Freitag
      • Gustav Waldau
    • 1User review
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    Christine Kaufmann in Der schweigende Engel (1954)
    Christine Kaufmann and Rolf Wanka in Der schweigende Engel (1954)
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    Josefin Kipper
    Josefin Kipper
    • Sylva Verena
    Robert Freitag
    Robert Freitag
    • Robert
    • (as Robert Freytag)
    Gustav Waldau
    • Kolka
    Alice Treff
    Alice Treff
    • Miss Küfner
    Albert Florath
    Albert Florath
    • Pfarrer
    Gaby Reismüller
    Rolf Wanka
    Rolf Wanka
    • Kats
    Ingeborg Schöner
    Ingeborg Schöner
    • Elfie
    Siegfried Breuer Jr.
    Siegfried Breuer Jr.
    • Andreas
    • (as Siegfried Breuer jun.)
    Anne-Marie Hanschke
      Werner Stock
      Karin Dor
      Karin Dor
      • Erika
      • (as Rose Dor)
      Harry Hardt
      Harry Hardt
      Walter Koch
      Oscar Sabo
      Oscar Sabo
      • Onkel Franz
      Christl Heitlinger
        Michael Gebühr
        • Rudi
        Maria Marietta
        • Charlott
        • Director
          • Harald Reinl
        • Writers
          • Harald Reinl
          • Maria von der Osten-Sacken
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        • Trivia
          Debut of actress Ingeborg Schöner.
        • Connections
          Featured in Geliebte Ungeliebte (2008)
        • Soundtracks
          Ein Strauss Vergissmeinnicht
          Music and Lyrics by Hans Carste

          Sung by Leila Negra

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        8/10
        A clever combination
        Elements of a film noir seem to have found their way into this melodrama. Not every element though, unless I managed to miss the presence of a femme fatale. The only girl that could pass for a femme fatale is the sweet-looking ballerina who puts a needle in Angelika's shoe. The nicest ode to the film noir genre is in a scene where naive officers try to find out who the counterfeiters are: they ask the girl at a box office who gave her the money and she gives them a weird look: "Do you know how many 20 Mark notes we get on a day?" The film playing at that theatre is Jacques Tourneur's classic film noir "Out of the Past".

        It's easy to summarize "Der Schweigende Engel": a talented young girl has a nasty accident which makes her lose her voice, her brother's in a bit of trouble, counterfeiters blackmail her (if you don't distribute the dirty money, we will do something to your brother), she's so talented some ballerinas are jealous. And yes, this is the sort of melodrama where you can guess the ending a long time before the movie is over, but that doesn't matter: soak yourself in the many emotions and enjoy the several nods to the film noir. The predictable ending is even worse than you could have expected (we could have done without that monologue!), but there is so much you can enjoy before the ending it would be a shame you would miss the entire film for that.
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        • Apr 23, 2002

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        • Release date
          • 1957 (United States)
        • Country of origin
          • West Germany
        • Language
          • German
        • Also known as
          • O Anjo Mudo
        • Production companies
          • Constantin Film
          • EVA-Film GmbH
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        • Runtime
          1 hour 34 minutes
        • Color
          • Black and White
        • Sound mix
          • Mono
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.37 : 1

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