The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)

The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1957-09-19 Germany 100 Min. PG-13
6.9 30 votes
Drama, Thriller, Crime

Overview

Hamburg, Germany, 1944, during World War II. A serial killer terrorizes the city. When it seems clear that the local police are unable to catch him, forces as dark and terrible as the criminal himself become involved in the case.

Cast

Claus Holm is Police Commissioner Axel Kersten
Police Commissioner Axel Kersten
Mario Adorf is Bruno Lüdke
Bruno Lüdke
Hannes Messemer is SS-Gruppenführer Rossdorf
SS-Gruppenführer Rossdorf
Peter Carsten is SS-Standartenführer Mollwitz
SS-Standartenführer Mollwitz
Carl Lange is Major Thomas Wollenberg
Major Thomas Wollenberg
Werner Peters is Willi Keun
Willi Keun
Annemarie Düringer is Helga Hornung
Helga Hornung
Monika John is Waitress Lucy Hansen
Waitress Lucy Hansen
Rosel Schäfer is Anna Hohmann
Anna Hohmann
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer is Presiding Judge Dr. Schleffien
Presiding Judge Dr. Schleffien
Walter Janssen is DS Boehm
DS Boehm
Wilmut Borell is SS-Obersturmführer Heinrich
SS-Obersturmführer Heinrich
Helmut Brasch is SS-Truppführer Scharf
SS-Truppführer Scharf
Georg Lehn is Detective Bruehl
Detective Bruehl
Lukas Ammann is Public Defender
Public Defender
Margaret Jahnen is Frau Weinberger
Frau Weinberger
Käthe Itter is Doorman's Wife
Doorman's Wife
Else Quecke is Frau Lehmann
Frau Lehmann
Christa Nielsen is Blonde Prostitute
Blonde Prostitute
Dietrich Thoms is Soldier
Soldier
Heinz Beck is Station Constable (uncredited)
Station Constable (uncredited)
Trude Breitschopf is SS-Scharführerin (uncredited)
SS-Scharführerin (uncredited)
Friedrich Joloff is Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
Karl-Heinz Peters is Air-raid Warden (uncredited)
Air-raid Warden (uncredited)
Toni Treutler is Canteen Keeper (uncredited)
Canteen Keeper (uncredited)