Carnival Confession
Die Fastnachtsbeichte
Release: 1960-09-14
·Runtime: 101m
Crime
Drama
During the 1913 carnival, a man is stabbed to death in the confessional of Mainz Cathedral: Ferdinand Dörfler was the illegitimate son of the businessman Panezza, who never confessed to him. Ferdinand's brother Clemens is accused of fratricide by his own mother. The young Viola, who had come to Mainz from Italy, makes a confession: she loved Ferdinand and had been abandoned by him. Lolfo, who was unconditionally devoted to her, pursued Ferdinand and killed him. Lolfo commits suicide.
Production Countries
Germany
Production Companies
UFA
Cast
Berta Drews
as Frau Bäumler
Wolfgang Völz
as Regierungsassessor
Christian Wolff
as Jeanmarie
Ursula Heyer
as Rosa
Herbert Tiede
Hans Söhnker
as Panezza
Gitty Djamal
as Viola
Grit Boettcher
as Bertel
Friedrich Domin
Albert Bessler
Götz George
as Clemens
Hilde Hildebrand
as Mme. Guttier
Rainer Brandt
as Ferdinand Bäumler
