The Golden Plague
Seen it?1954 | 95 min | Drama, Crime
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Right up the alley of crime fans and anyone who likes a story with emotional weight. Leaves you with something to think about. Shelve it next to Layer Cake.
- The mood
- Dark and gritty.
- The pace
- Gives its people room to develop, at 1 hr 35 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1954: an older pace and style.
- Not the one if you want explosions or easy laughs.
At the end of the war a disillusioned German exile returns home only to fall into the dark world of black market goods and drug trafficking.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 604 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by John Brahm
- Ivan DesnySergeant Hartwig
- Karlheinz BöhmKarl Hellmer
- Gertrud KückelmannFranziska Hellmer
- Wilfried SeyferthWenzeslaw Kolowrat
- Erich PontoDr. Sierich
- Alexander GollingHamann
- Elise AulingerJohanna Neureither
- Ilse FürstenbergMrs. Försterling
- Ethel ReschkeLola
- Heinz Schacht