Dark Eyes (1951 film)

Dark Eyes (German: Schwarze Augen) is a 1951 German drama film directed by Géza von Bolváry and starring Cornell Borchers, Will Quadflieg, and Angelika Hauff.^[1] It was shot at the Spandau Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Mathias Matthies and Ellen Schmidt.

Dark Eyes
Directed by	Géza von Bolváry
Written by	Curth Flatow Bobby E. Lüthge
Produced by	Artur Brauner
Starring	Cornell Borchers Will Quadflieg Angelika Hauff
Cinematography	Herbert Körner
Edited by	Johanna Meisel
Music by	Frank Fox
Production company	CCC Film
Distributed by	Prisma Film
Release date	25 December 1951 (1951-12-25)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Synopsis

On the train from Nice to Vienna the violin virtuoso Fedor Varany meets Helene Samboni, the mistress of a wealthy businessman. He becomes fixated with her, begging her to leave both her lover and her estranged husband. She agrees to elope with him, but when her discarded lover is found dead, Varany becomes the prime suspect for his murder.

Cast

• Cornell Borchers as Helene Samboni
• Will Quadflieg as Fedor Varany
• Angelika Hauff as Roszi
• Georg Thomalla as McKing, Impresario
• Peter Mosbacher as Samboni
• Martin Held as Alexander Grabner
• Hans Stiebner as Mitja
• Jan Hendriks as Laszlo
• Karl Meixner as von Pfandler
• Kurt Vespermann as Zeidler
• Rolf Weih as Schlafwagenschaffner
• Franz Arzdorf as Kriminalkommissar Neudeck
• Erwin Biegel
• Joe Furtner as Geschäftsführer des Tanzlokals
• Max Lammer as Nowak
• Michael von Newlinsky as Schlafwagenschaffner
• Rosita Serrano as La Cubanera
• Karl Hellmer as Kriminalrat Klausnitzer
• Georg Uka