Duped Till Doomsday (Betrogen bis zum jüngsten Tag) 67 years old
East Germany's contribution to the 1957 Cannes Film Festival was the wartime melodrama Betrogen bis zum Juengsten Tag. Had the film been released in the U.S., the title would probably have translated to Duped Till the Last. The film condemns the Nazi mindset by concentrating on a particularly odious cover-up. When his son is involved in the accidental killing of a girl, a Gestapo general pulls strings to save the boy from prosecution. The general manages to pin the blame for the killing on a group of Russians, whereupon he gives the men under his command carte blanche to round up and execute as many innocent Russians as they wish. This act of brutality is contrasted with the pangs of guilt suffered by the son and his co-conspirators.
Credits
Duped Till Doomsday Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Erich Brauer He was 42, 75 years old when he died | as Hauptfeldwebel |
| Wolfgang Kieling He was 32, 61 years old when he died | as Gefreiter Lick |
| Horst Kube He was 36, 55 years old when he died | |
| Hans-Joachim Martens He was 32, 93 years old when he died | |
| Renate Küster She was 20, now 88 years old | |
| Hannes Fischer He was 31, 63 years old when he died | |
| Hermann Mayer-Falkow He was 58, 65 years old when he died | |
| Helga Raumer She was 32, 72 years old when she died | |
| Paul Pfingst |
Duped Till Doomsday Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Wally Gurschke as Editor. | Editing |
| Kurt Jung-Alsen as Director. He was 41 (61) years old when He died | Directing |
| Kurt Bortfeldt as Writer. He was 49 (74) years old when He died | Writing |
Duped Till Doomsday (67 years)
- Release day: Thursday, March 07, 1957
- Runtime: 74 minutes