The Night of Decision (1931 film)

The Night of Decision (German: Die Nacht der Entscheidung) is a 1931 American German-language drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki^[1] and starring Conrad Veidt, Olga Chekhova, and Peter Voß.^[2] Based on the 1928 play The General by Lajos Zilahy, it is also known by the alternative title of Der General. It was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris^[1] as the German-language version of the Hollywood production The Virtuous Sin. It is now considered a lost film.^[3][4]

The Night of Decision
Directed by	Dimitri Buchowetzki
Written by	Benno Vigny
Based on	The Virtuous Sin (screenplay) by Martin Brown Louise Long The General (play) by Lajos Zilahy
Starring	Conrad Veidt Olga Chekhova Peter Voß
Cinematography	Philip Tannura
Music by	Karl Hajos
Production company	Les Studios Paramount
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	17 September 1931 (1931-09-17)
Country	United States
Language	German

Cast

• Conrad Veidt as General Gregori Platoff
• Olga Chekhova as Maria Iwanowa (Marya Sablin)
• Peter Voß as Viktor Boris Sablin
• Trude Hesterberg as Madame Alexandra
• Alfons Fryland
• Erik Werntgen as Oberst Prokoff
• Emil Ritter as Velajeff
• Frédéric Mariotti

Release

The film premiered in Berlin at the Gloria-Palast on May, 8 1931.^[3]

Reception

The film was criticised and "in contrast to the Hollywood original" was labelled "filmed theater".^[4]