Arena of Death

1953 film

  • O. H. Dangl
  • Hans Herbert
  • Sepp Walter
  • Raimund Warta
Produced by
  • Otto Grund
  • Heinz Wolff
Starring
CinematographyElio Carniel [de]Edited byRaimund WartaMusic byHeinz Sandauer
Production
companies
  • Bristol-Film Hein Wolff
  • Listo Film
Distributed byDeutsche Comerz-Film
Release date
  • August 1953 (1953-08)
Running time
90 minutesCountries
  • Austria
  • West Germany
LanguageGerman

Arena of Death (German: Die Todesarena) is a 1953 Austrian-German crime film directed by Kurt Meisel and starring Richard Häussler, Katharina Mayberg, and Friedl Hardt.[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gustav Abel and Nino Borghi.

Cast

  • Richard Häussler as Diego Moreno
  • Katharina Mayberg as Manuela Moreno
  • Friedl Hardt as Helli Singer
  • Bert Fortell as Gino Belotti
  • Elfe Gerhart as Roberta, Chansonette
  • Fritz Imhoff as Dr. Reiner, Kriminalrat
  • Helli Servi as Rosi
  • Die 3 Motorellos as Themselves
  • Franz Böheim as Francesco
  • Heribert Meisel as Ansager
  • Leopold Rudolf as Brugger, Rennmechaniker
  • Ernst Waldbrunn

References

  1. ^ Fritsche p. 247

Bibliography

  • Fritsche, Maria (2013). Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-0-85745-946-6.
  • Arena of Death at IMDb


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