Piru tuli yöllä

Original title: Nachts wenn der Teufel kam

19571957
K-16K-16
1h 45m

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7.2/10

1.4K

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Crime Drama Thriller

A serial killer strikes again during WWII in Germany. The wrong man is arrested and a detective hunts down the real killer. But justice in Nazi Germany is not so easily administered.A serial killer strikes again during WWII in Germany. The wrong man is arrested and a detective hunts down the real killer. But justice in Nazi Germany is not so easily administered.A serial killer strikes again during WWII in Germany. The wrong man is arrested and a detective hunts down the real killer. But justice in Nazi Germany is not so easily administered.

IMDb RATING

7.2/10

1.4K

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Director
- Robert Siodmak
Writers
- Will Berthold(article)
- Werner Jörg Lüddecke
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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 13 wins & 3 nominations total

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Trude Breitschopf and Werner Peters in Piru tuli yöllä (1957)

Monika John and Werner Peters in Piru tuli yöllä (1957)

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Trivia
Official submission of West Germany for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 30th Academy Awards in 1958.

Connections
Featured in Die Erfindung eines Mörders: Der Fall Bruno Lüdke (2021)

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Perversion of justice.

Nachts,wenn der Teufel kam has realistically shown perversion of justice as a convincing argument against nazis.Robert Siodmak has convincingly outlined the historical background to examine one of the most ghastly episodes in German history.He elucidates how Nazi leadership made effectual use of crime,violence and totalitarianism in order to remain in power.Nachts,wenn der Teufel kam appears realistic as a result of nice all-round acting performances by Mario Adorf and Hannes Messemer.The film was a big commercial success as it won numerous prizes including the best direction award at Karlovy Vary.

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