The Golden Plague (1954 film)

The Golden Plague (German: Die goldene Pest) is a 1954 West German drama film directed by John Brahm and starring Ivan Desny, Karlheinz Böhm, and Gertrud Kückelmann.^[1] The film's sets were designed by the art director Alfred Bütow. Location shooting took place in Dotzheim and Kaiserslautern.

The Golden Plague
German film poster
German	Die goldene Pest
Directed by	John Brahm
Written by	Gerhard T. Buchholz Kurt Joachim Fischer Dieter Werner
Produced by	Gerhard T. Buchholz Walter Guse
Starring	Ivan Desny Karlheinz Böhm Gertrud Kückelmann
Cinematography	Klaus von Rautenfeld
Edited by	Walter Boos Wolfgang Flaum
Music by	Hans-Martin Majewski
Production company	Occident Film
Distributed by	Allianz Filmverleih
Release date	30 December 1954 (1954-12-30)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Plot

Ivan Desny plays a disillusioned exile returning to Germany from the United States. The film centers around drug trafficking and the black market.^[1][2]

Cast

• Ivan Desny as Sergeant Hartwig
• Karlheinz Böhm as Karl Hellmer
• Gertrud Kückelmann as Franziska Hellmer
• Wilfried Seyferth as Wenzeslaw Kolowrat
• Elise Aulinger as Johanna Neureither
• Heinz Hilpert as Tonder
• Ilse Fürstenberg as Mrs. Försterling
• Erich Ponto as Dr. Sierich
• Alexander Golling as Hamann
• Ethel Reschke as Lola
• Joachim Rake as Captain Tyler

Reception

Award nominations

• Karlheinz Böhm was nominated for the 1955 Bambi Award best German actor
• Erich Ponto was nominated for the 1955 German Film Awards as best supporting actor

See also

• Black Gravel (1961)