Roses for the Prosecutor
1959 · Movie · 97 min. · Germany - West Germany (FRG)
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.
Direction Wolfgang Staudte
Cast Martin Held · Ingrid van Bergen · Camilla Spira · Werner Peters · Wolfgang Wahl · Paul Hartmann · Wolfgang Preiss · Inge Meisel · Werner Finck · Ralf Wolter · Roland Kaiser
Soundtrack Raimund Rosenberger
Screenplay George Hurdalek · Wolfgang Staudte
Cinematography Erich Claunigk
Original title Rosen für den Staatsanwalt
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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