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'Illusion in a Minor Key' is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Hildegard Knef, Sybille Schmitz and Hardy Krger.Bock & Bergfelder p. 227

It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. It was one of the last films produced by the veteran Erich Pommer who had returned to Germany from exile after the Second World War. The film's sets were designed by Ludwig Reiber. It is sometimes included on lists of film noirs.Spicer p.110

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The recently widowed owner of a hotel falls in love with the wayward bandleader who performs at the establishment. Her plans to marry him upset her children who believe he is simply after her money.

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* Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. 'The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema'. Berghahn Books, 2009.

* Andrew Spicer. 'Historical Dictionary of Film Noir'. Scarecrow Press, 2010.


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