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Arena of Fear
Arena of Fear (German: Geliebte Bestie) is a 1959 Austrian drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Gerhard Riedmann, Margit Nünke and Willy Birgel.[1]
| Arena of Fear | |
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Austrian film poster | |
| German | Geliebte Bestie |
| Directed by | Arthur Maria Rabenalt |
| Written by | Hans Fritz Köllner Kurt Nachmann Heinrich Seiler (novel) |
| Produced by | Herbert Gruber |
| Starring | Gerhard Riedmann Margit Nünke Willy Birgel |
| Cinematography | Günther Anders |
| Edited by | Arnfried Heyne |
| Music by | Bert Grund |
Production companies | Sascha Film Lux-Film Wien |
| Distributed by | UFA |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Alexander Sawczynski and Werner Schlichting. Location filming took place at the Circus Busch-Roland.
Cast Edit
- Gerhard Riedmann as Ruda, Raubtierdompteur
- Margit Nünke as Beatrix
- Willy Birgel as Cameron, Kunstschütze
- Fred Bertelmann as John
- Mady Rahl as Marianne
- Gustav Knuth as Carl de Vries
- Massimo Giuliani as Willi, Dodys Sohn
- Gretl Schörg as Olga
- Sigrid Marquardt as Anita
- Heinz Moog as director Larzheim
- Charles Baumann as Cavalli
- Leopold Hainisch as Riley
- Mario Kranz as Tierwärter Freese
- Emanuel Sackey as Taula
- Ljuba Welitsch as Mama Allison
- Walter Giller as Dody
- Karl Kritel as Emil
- Otto Hejdusek as Wirt
- Berta Vitek as Frau Sandomir
- Josef Menschik as Zöllner
See also Edit
- Men Are That Way (1939)
References Edit
- ^ Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 43. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
External links Edit
- Arena of Fear at IMDb