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Roses for the Prosecutor

7.0

1959•1h 37m

April 1945. Because he stole two bars of chocolate, the soldier Rudi is sentenced to death by the court-martial judge Dr. Schramm. Rudi manages to escape from the firing squad at the last minute, and since the end of the war has been making a meager living as a street peddler. Years later, Dr. Schramm is now a respected public prosecutor. By chance, he runs into Rudi one day on the street. Afraid that Rudi will blow the whistle on him, Dr. Schramm wants to scare him out of town. He has Rudi arrested and bullied by the police.

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Cast

Photo of Martin Held

Martin Held

Oberstaatsanwalt Dr. Wilhelm Schramm

Photo of Walter Giller

Walter Giller

Rudi Kleinschmidt

Photo of Ingrid van Bergen

Ingrid van Bergen

Lissy Flemming

Photo of Camilla Spira

Camilla Spira

Hildegard Schramm

Photo of Werner Peters

Werner Peters

Otto Kugler

Photo of Ralf Wolter

Ralf Wolter

Hessel

Photo of Wolfgang Preiss

Wolfgang Preiss

Generalstaatsanwalt

Photo of Paul Hartmann

Paul Hartmann

Landgerichtspräsident Diefenbach

Photo of Wolfgang Wahl

Wolfgang Wahl

Defense Counsel

Photo of Werner Finck

Werner Finck

Haase

Photo of Inge Meysel

Inge Meysel

Erna

Photo of Wolfgang Neuss

Wolfgang Neuss

Paul

Photo of Wolfgang Müller

Wolfgang Müller

Karl

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