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The Condemned of Altona

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A dying German magnate invites his youngest son and daughter-in-law home to discuss the future of the family's shipbuilding empire. There, the daughter-in-law stumbles upon a secret of the family's Nazi past.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 1962-10-30

Runtime: 103 mins

Director: Vittorio De Sica

Spoken language: Deutsch, Italiano

Genres: Drama

Original title: The Condemned of Altona

Production Companies: Titanus, Société Générale de Cinématographie (S.G.C.)

Production Countries: Italy, France

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