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Wikipedia article




'The Last Illusion' is a 1949 German drama film directed by Josef von Bky and starring Fritz Kortner, Johanna Hofer and Lina Carstens.Hake p. 103 It was entered into the 1949 Cannes Film Festival.

It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by Fritz Lck, Fritz Maurischat and Hans Sohnle.

Synopsis



A Jewish university professor returns from exile following the end of the Second World War. His hopes of rebuilding a new Germany are undermined by the continuing antisemitism of his colleagues and students.

Cast



* Fritz Kortner as Professor Mauthner

* Johanna Hofer as Lina

* Rosemary Murphy as Mary

* Lina Carstens as Emma

* William Sinnigen as Elliot

* Michael Murphy as Spencer

* Ernst Schrder as Walter

* Paul Hoffmann as Fechner

* Arno Assmann as Kurt

* Charles Rgnier as Bertram

* Alwin Edwards as Homer

* Harald Mannl as Fraenkl

* Friedrich Domin as Professor Helfert

* Hans Clarin

* Angelika Schrobsdorff

* Heinz Thiele

References



Bibliography



* Hake, Sabine. 'German National Cinema'. Routledge, 2002.


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