| Bonus on Death | |
|---|---|
 Judith Holzmeister and Siegfried Breuer | |
| Directed by | Curd Jürgens |
| Written by | Kurt Heuser Curd Jürgens |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Günther Anders Hannes Staudinger |
| Music by | Willy Schmidt-Gentner |
Production company | Alpen Film |
| Distributed by | Oefram Filmgesellschaft |
Release date |
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Running time | 78 minutes |
| Country | Austria |
| Language | German |
Bonus on Death (German: Prämien auf den Tod) is a 1950 Austrian crime film directed by Curd Jürgens and starring Judith Holzmeister, Werner Krauss and Siegfried Breuer. One of a handful of Austrian crime films made during the post-war period, it was not particularly successful at the box office.[1]
The film's sets were designed by Isabella Schlichting and Werner Schlichting.
Synopsis[edit]
Short of money, a man creates a scam where he takes out life insurance policies on fake identities, then pretends they have died in order to collect the payouts.
Cast[edit]
- Judith Holzmeister as Evelyn Biaggi
- Werner Krauss as Dr. Schmidt
- Siegfried Breuer as Peter Lissen - Versicherungsagent
- Felix Steinboeck as Kako, Klavierspieler
- Curd Jürgens as Gunarson, Operntenor
- Josef Meinrad as Matrose
- Gisele Wilke as Cleo, Hafenwirtin
- Edith Mill as Kellnerin
- Melanie Horeschowsky as Tilla, Lissens Quartierfrau
- Hermann Thimig as Muschel, Hafensinspektor
- Karl Günther
- Hermann Erhardt
- Ilse Trenker
- Gusti Wolf
- Iván Petrovich
- Herta Baumann
- Eugen Eisenlohr
- Liselotte Gerhard
- Hans Graff
- Martha Hartmann
- Friedrich Kutschera
- Hans Mraschner
- Mimi Stelzer
- Ernst Therwal
References[edit]
- ^ Fritsche p.31
Bibliography[edit]
- Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books, 2013.
