The reporter Peter Zabel stumbles upon the sinking of the luxury yacht Orplid in Hamburg on August 14, 1949. The ship went down with a wedding party run by artists on a pleasure trip from Hamburg to Scotland . In spite of good weather and no technical problems. Out of personal curiosity, Zabel starts researching. Could the sinking of Orplid have political reasons? A German political thriller and film noir inspired by Carol Reed's "The Third Man".
Released: Sep 28, 1950
Runtime: 91 minutes
Genre: Drama
Stars: Horst Caspar, Bettina Moissi, O.E. Hasse, Hans Leibelt, Irene von Meyendorff, Fritz Kortner
Crew: Helmut Käutner (Director), Artur Brauner (Producer), Heinz Orlich (Sound), Johanna Meisel (Editor), Helmut Käutner (Screenplay), Fritz Böttger (Writer)