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An Alibi for Death

Original title: Ein Alibi zerbricht
  • 19631963
  • 1h 37m
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6.8/10
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Ruth Leuwerik and Peter van Eyck in An Alibi for Death (1963)
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    • Alfred Vohrer
    • Stefan Gommermann(story)
    • Werner P. Zibaso(story)
    • Herbert Reinecker(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ruth Leuwerik
    • Peter van Eyck
    • Charles Regnier
    • Alfred Vohrer
    • Stefan Gommermann(story)
    • Werner P. Zibaso(story)
    • Herbert Reinecker(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Ruth Leuwerik
    • Peter van Eyck
    • Charles Regnier
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    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Hannelore Elsner in An Alibi for Death (1963)
    Ruth Leuwerik and Charles Regnier in An Alibi for Death (1963)
    Ruth Leuwerik, Sieghardt Rupp, Charles Regnier, and Peter van Eyck in An Alibi for Death (1963)
    Hannelore Elsner and Sieghardt Rupp in An Alibi for Death (1963)
    Hannelore Elsner, Sieghardt Rupp, and Peter van Eyck in An Alibi for Death (1963)
    Hannelore Elsner and Sieghardt Rupp in An Alibi for Death (1963)
    Ruth Leuwerik and Sieghardt Rupp in An Alibi for Death (1963)
    Hannelore Elsner, Ruth Leuwerik, and Sieghardt Rupp in An Alibi for Death (1963)
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    Ruth Leuwerik and Peter van Eyck in An Alibi for Death (1963)
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    Ruth Leuwerik
    Ruth Leuwerik
    • Dr. Maria Rohn
    Peter van Eyck
    Peter van Eyck
    • Günther Rohn
    Charles Regnier
    Charles Regnier
    • Dr. Hartleben
    Sieghardt Rupp
    Sieghardt Rupp
    • Leopold Wasneck
    Hannelore Elsner
    Hannelore Elsner
    • Hanne Wasneck
    Dieter Klein
    • Ulrich Holletz
    Michael Janisch
    • Martin Siebeck
    Fritz Schmiedel
    • Kommissar Seifert
    Elisabeth Stiepl
    • Frau Siebeck
    Klaus Münster
    Klaus Münster
    • Robert Vierhage
    Guido Wieland
    • Portier
    Mario Kranz
    • Regenbaum
    Walter Regelsberger
    • Kriminal-Assistent Peters
    Herbert Kersten
    • Untersuchungsrichter
    Elisabeth Epp
    • Anna
    Alfred Vohrer
    • Mann in der Kantine
    • (uncredited)
      • Alfred Vohrer
      • Stefan Gommermann(story)
      • Werner P. Zibaso(story)
      • Herbert Reinecker(screenplay)
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    Sad ending for a glorious career
    After a decade of success as Germany's most popular female star, elegant Ruth Leuwerik retired shortly after this out-and-out disaster, that ruined her remaining box-office lure.

    Why she choose to film this knife-in-the-back story is known only to Miss Leuwerik, because the film is surely the most abysmal effort in what was a really lean year by any standards.

    Once the star of lushly produced romantic extravaganzas opposite stalwart male co-stars of first magnitude like O.W. Fischer, she is relegated to B-film standards in this run-of-the-mill cheapie. The story is hackneyed, everybody is acting at fever's pitch and even the usually cool Miss Leuwerik is over-the-top, giving the only bad performance of her short but memorable career.

    Hannelore Elsner in one of her earliest roles is in it, too, but when you glimpse, you miss her. Shot to fame later in the decade, the talented Miss Elsner enjoyed an even bigger vogue in the late 90's as the mature First Lady of German TV.
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    • jandewitt
    • Jul 22, 2004

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    • Release date
      • November 29, 1963 (West Germany)
      • West Germany
      • Austria
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Vienna, Austria
    • Production companies
      • Dr. Herbert Gruber Produktion
      • Sascha-Verleih
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    • 1 hour 37 minutes
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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