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Black Gravel (German: Schwarzer Kies) is a 1961 West German drama film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Ingmar Zeisberg and Anita Höfer. The screenplay was written by Käutner and Walter Ulbrich. The film was shot in Lautzenhausen, Germany. The film's sets were designed by the art director.
Oct 24, 2021 · Schwarzer Kies ≣ 1961 ≣ Trailer. Drama | Krimi ≣ Deutschland≣ Regie ≣ Helmut Käutner≣ Cast ≣ Helmut Wildt | Ingmar Zeisberg | Hans Cossy | Wolfgang Büttner | Anita Höfer ...
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A film without heroes or obvious villains, Schwarzer Kies is set in a small town of a few hundred inhabitants in post-World War II West Germany, in which a military base for several thouand US soldiers is built, turning it into a hotbed for nightclubs, prostitution, and black market peddlers.
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Black Gravel: Directed by Helmut Käutner. With Helmut Wildt, Ingmar Zeisberg, Hans Cossy, Wolfgang Büttner. The story takes place in postwar Germany, following Germany's loss in World War II. For years, people struggled with shortages of everything, housing, water, food, clothing.
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Kino Classics’ North American DVD and Blu-ray release of Black Gravel ( Schwarzer Kies, 1961), a film directed by the German master Helmut Käutner, marks a moment to be celebrated for cinephiles on this side of the Atlantic.
In 1960, in a rural part of West Germany, an American military base is set up in a small village of 250 inhabitants. Now, 6000 soldiers are living in the region, and although no one really likes them, everybody is doing business with them.
Dec 19, 2020 · Schwarzer Kies (aka Black Gravel) (1961) Tensions simmer in a small German village between the locals and the U.S. military base located right next to it. While its men struggle to survive in the black market, the town's women serve as "entertainment" for the GIs.
