The Devil Strikes at Night
Sep 19 1957
•2h 40m
•Drama, Thriller, Crime
Hamburg, Germany, 1944, during World War II. A serial killer terrorizes the city. When it seems clear that the local police are unable to catch him, forces as dark and terrible as the criminal himself become involved in the case.
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Claus Holm
Police Commissioner Axel Kersten
Mario Adorf
Bruno Lüdke
Hannes Messemer
SS-Gruppenführer Rossdorf
Peter Carsten
SS-Standartenführer Mollwitz
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