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Schlußakkord (Final Accord or better Final Chord; sometimes anglicised Schlussakkord) is a German film melodrama of the Nazi period, the first melodrama directed by Detlef Sierck, who later had a career in Hollywood as Douglas Sirk and specialised in melodramas. It was made under contract for Universum Film AG (UFA), stars Lil Dagover and Willy Birgel and also features Maria von Tasnady, and premièred in 1936. It shows stylistic features later developed by Sierck/Sirk and makes symbolic and thematic use of music.
Original Release
06/26/1936
US Release
09/09/1936
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Willy Birgel | Garvenberg, Generalmusikdirektor |
| Lil Dagover | Charlotte Garvenberg, seine Frau |
| Mária Tasnádi Fekete | Hanna Müller |
| Maria Koppenhöfer | Frau Freese, Wirtschafterin |
| Theodor Loos | Professor Obereit |
| Peter Bosse | Der kleine Peter |
| Albert Lippert | Gregor Carl-Otto |
| Kurt Meisel | Baron Salviany |
| Hella Graf | Frau Czerwonska |
| Erich Ponto | Vorsitzender des Schwurgerichts |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Willy Birgel | Garvenberg, Generalmusikdirektor |
| Lil Dagover | Charlotte Garvenberg, seine Frau |
| Mária Tasnádi Fekete | Hanna Müller |
| Maria Koppenhöfer | Frau Freese, Wirtschafterin |
| Theodor Loos | Professor Obereit |
| Peter Bosse | Der kleine Peter |
| Albert Lippert | Gregor Carl-Otto |
| Kurt Meisel | Baron Salviany |
| Hella Graf | Frau Czerwonska |
| Erich Ponto | Vorsitzender des Schwurgerichts |
| Paul Otto | Staatsanwalt |
| Alexander Engel | Mr. Smith |
| Walter Werner | Dr. Smedley |
| Eva Tinschmann | Oberschwester |
| Erna Berger | Soprano |
| Luise Willer | Alto |
| Rudolf Watzke | Baritone |
| Helmut Melchert | Bass |
| Margarete Arndt-Ober | |
| Carl Auen |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Bruno Duday | Producer |
