1949 film
Lambert Feels Threatened (German: Lambert fühlt sich bedroht) is a 1949 Austrian mystery crime film directed by Géza von Cziffra and starring Hannelore Schroth, Curd Jürgens and Leopold Rudolf. The film was one of only a handful of Austrian crime films produced in the post-war era, with similarities to American and British film noirs.[1] It was shot at the Schönbrunn Studios in Vienna and on location around Pörtschach am Wörthersee. The film's sets were designed by the art director Fritz Jüptner-Jonstorff. It was given a West German release in September 1951.
Synopsis
Lambert a reclusive man lives in isolated house in an island in the middle of a lake. He is obsessed with the idea that somebody wants to kill him and appeals for police protection. Inspector Roland takes over the case and arrives on the fog-bound island, and soon encounters strange happenings and the death of the local doctor.
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Bibliography
- Fritsche, Maria. Homemade Men in Postwar Austrian Cinema: Nationhood, Genre and Masculinity. Berghahn Books, 2013.
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