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I Am Sebastian Ott (German: Ich bin Sebastian Ott) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Willi Forst and starring Forst, Gustav Diessl and Trude Marlen. Some of the film was shot by the assistant director Viktor Becker.
The film's sets were designed by the art director Kurt Herlth and Werner Schlichting. It was shot partly at the Sievering Studios in Vienna. It premiered at the Gloria-Palast in Berlin shortly before the outbreak of the Second World War.
The plot revolves around art fraud with Forst playing the dual role of twins, one honest and the other corrupt.
Original Release
08/11/1939
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gustav Diessl | Strobl |
| Trude Marlen | Erika |
| Paul Hörbiger | Kriminalrat Baumann |
| Ady Berber | Meinhardt, Ganove |
| H. Berger | Meinhardt |
| Lorenz Corvinus | Geheimrat bei der Ausstellung |
| Felix Dombrowsky | Kriminalkommissar |
| Richard Eybner | Schmiedl |
| Pepi Glöckner-Kramer | Marie, Mädchen bei Holzapfel |
| Hanns Hitzinger | Justizrat Norden |
Directors
Writers
Axel Eggebrecht, Eberhard Keindorff
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gustav Diessl | Strobl |
| Trude Marlen | Erika |
| Paul Hörbiger | Kriminalrat Baumann |
| Ady Berber | Meinhardt, Ganove |
| H. Berger | Meinhardt |
| Lorenz Corvinus | Geheimrat bei der Ausstellung |
| Felix Dombrowsky | Kriminalkommissar |
| Richard Eybner | Schmiedl |
| Pepi Glöckner-Kramer | Marie, Mädchen bei Holzapfel |
| Hanns Hitzinger | Justizrat Norden |
| Reinhold Häussermann | Professor Nissen |
| Walter Kuhle | |
| Eduard Köck | Eberle, Faktoturn in der Galerie Ott / Eberle |
| Ferdinand Mayerhofer | Kriminalkommissar Hellriegl |
| Alfred Neugebauer | Dr. Nemetz, Kriminalrat in Prag |
| Fritz Puchstein | Sekretär |
| Johannes Roth | Kellner |
| Werner Scharf | Paolini |
| Wilhelm Schich | Schneider |
| Otto Storm | Bankdirektor |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Willi Forst | Producer |
