"Strange music...strange madness...strange men in a symphony of terror...and of love!"

1944

1h 25m

5.5(12 votes)

Drama

Overview

Former concert pianist, victim of Nazi torture, pursues a confused, melancholic existence on the island of Guadalupe.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Francis Lederer

Jan Volny / El Hombre

Sigrid Gurie

Marya

J. Edward Bromberg

Dr. Hoffman

J. Carrol Naish

Luigi

Alexander Granach

Angelo

David Cota

Marco

Olga Fabian

Anna Hoffman

Howard Johnson

Captain Von Neubach

Hans Schumm

Piesecke

Luis Alberni

Bartender

Creative team

Directed by: Arthur Ripley
Written by: Friedrich Torberg
Produced by: Rudolph Monter

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