The Lost One

The Lost One
The Lost One
Directed by	Peter Lorre
Written by	Peter Lorre; Benno Vigny; Axel Eggebrecht; Helmut Käutner;
Produced by	Arnold Pressburger
Starring	Peter Lorre; Karl John; Renate Mannhardt; Gisela Trowe;
Cinematography	Václav Vích
Edited by	Carl Otto Bartning
Music by	Willy Schmidt-Gentner
Production; company	Arnold Pressburger Filmproduktion
Distributed by	National-Filmverleih
Release date	7 September 1951;
Running time	98 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

The Lost One (German: Der Verlorene) is a 1951 West German crime drama film directed by Peter Lorre and starring Lorre, Karl John and Renate Mannhardt. It is an art film in the film noir style, based on a true story. Lorre wrote, directed, and starred in this film, his only film as director or writer.^[1] The film's translated name has been used as the title of his biography.^[2]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Some scenes were shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg, while location shooting took place around the city.

Plot

The story is told through a series of flashbacks. Dr. Rothe (Peter Lorre) is a German scientist doing secret research for the Nazi government during World War II. After he discovers that his fiancée has been selling secrets to the Allies, he murders her. This is covered up by the German government. After the war, Rothe is working under an alias as a doctor for displaced persons. After seeing one of the Nazi officers who helped cover up his crime, Rothe is overcome by guilt about his wartime crimes.

Main cast

Peter Lorre as Dr. Karl Rothe, alias Dr. Karl Neumeister
Karl John as Hösch, alias Nowak
Helmuth Rudolph as Colonel Winkler
Johanna Hofer as Frau Hermann
Renate Mannhardt as Inge Hermann
Eva Ingeborg Scholz as Ursula Weber
Lotte Rausch as Woman on Train
Gisela Trowe as Prostitute
Hansi Wendler as Rothe's Secretary
Kurt Meister as Preefke
Alexander Hunzinger as Drunk

Reception

The film was unsuccessful with most of the German audiences in the 1950s, who tried to forget the Nazi era and preferred Heimatfilme. Der Verlorene has since achieved more recognition.

References

^ Robert Keser (November 2007), "Der Verlorene", Cinémathèque Annotations on Film, no. 45
^ Youngkin, Stephen D. (2005). The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2360-8.

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[sensesofcinema-1] Robert Keser (November 2007), "Der Verlorene", Cinémathèque Annotations on Film, no. 45

[2] Youngkin, Stephen D. (2005). The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2360-8.

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