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  1. Movies
  2. Venus on Trial

Venus on Trial

Original Title: Venus vor Gericht

1941
1h 30m
Drama
Romance

Status

Released

Release

1941

Runtime

1h 30m

Storyline

A sculptor, an enemy of modern art, sets an example. He sculpts a statue of Venus in the style of the Greek antiquity and buries it in a forest. When it's dug up in 1930, it's considered to be a 2 000 year old, antique statue.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 30m
Jun 4, 1941
Languages
German
Director
Hans H. Zerlett
Hans H. Zerlett
Production
Bavaria-Filmkunst
Bavaria-Filmkunst
Production Countries
Germany

Top Cast

33 Cast Members

Hannes Stelzer

Hannes Stelzer

Peter Brake, Bildhauer

Hansi Knoteck

Hansi Knoteck

Charlotte Böller

Paul Dahlke

Paul Dahlke

Gottlieb Böller, Bürgermeister

Siegfried Breuer

Siegfried Breuer

Benjamin Hecht, Kunsthändler

Charlott Daudert

Charlott Daudert

Marianne

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Paul Dreysing, Zeichner

Josef Eichheim

Josef Eichheim

Prof. Semmel, Bildhauer

Erhard Siedel

Der Kultusminister

Carl Wery

Carl Wery

Oberstaatsanwalt

Hans Brausewetter

Hans Brausewetter

Staatsanwalt

Hubert von Meyerinck

Hubert von Meyerinck

Dr.Knarre, Sachverständiger

Justus Paris

Prof. Grimm, Sachverständiger

Fritz Reiff

Der Vorsitzende Richter

Peter Elsholtz

Peter Elsholtz

Der Verteidiger

Peter Pasetti

Peter Pasetti

Parteigenosse

Adolf Gondrell

Bronsky - Agent

Liesl Karlstadt

Liesl Karlstadt

Hausmädchen

Rudolf Vogel

Rudolf Vogel

Dr. Gerhard Hümmelmann

Carl Ballhaus

Carl Ballhaus

Alfred

Eva Tinschmann

Rita, Empfangsdame bei Hecht

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