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The Chief Witness is a 1937 German crime drama film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Iván Petrovich, Sybille Schmitz and Sabine Peters. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Otto Hunte and Willy Schiller. Location shooting took place in the Krkonose Mountains in Czechoslovakia and Zugspitze in Bavaria.
Original Release
04/21/1937
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Iván Petrovich | Stefan Laurin |
| Sybille Schmitz | Jelena Rakowska |
| Sabine Peters | Nina Rakowska |
| Gustav Waldau | Georg Radloff |
| Elga Brink | Elise Laurin |
| Ursula Grabley | Rose Bonnet |
| Ursula Herking | Babett |
| Rudolf Platte | Kriminalassistent Malapert |
| Just Scheu | Dr. Sanders |
| Georg H. Schnell | Gerichtsvorsitzender |
Directors
Writers
George Clifford Marivale, Bernd Hofmann, Georg C. Klaren, Karl Lerbs, Johannes Eyken
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Iván Petrovich | Stefan Laurin |
| Sybille Schmitz | Jelena Rakowska |
| Sabine Peters | Nina Rakowska |
| Gustav Waldau | Georg Radloff |
| Elga Brink | Elise Laurin |
| Ursula Grabley | Rose Bonnet |
| Ursula Herking | Babett |
| Rudolf Platte | Kriminalassistent Malapert |
| Just Scheu | Dr. Sanders |
| Georg H. Schnell | Gerichtsvorsitzender |
| Ernst Dumcke | Staatsanwalt |
| Werner Pledath | Untersuchungsrichter |
| Hermann Pfeiffer | Regisseur |
| Josefine Dora | Souffleuse Krüger / Souffleuse |
| Harry Hardt | Sänger |
| Hanni Weisse | Stefan Laurins Wirtschafterin |
| Olga Schaub | Gast bei Jelena |
| Dorothea Thiess | Ninas Zimmermädchen |
| Ellinor Büller | Krankenschwester |
| Rudolf Klix | Konsul Runge |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Hans Herbert Ulrich | Executive Producer |
| Robert Wüllner | Executive Producer |
