# The Dark Day

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1943 film

The Dark Day Directed by Géza von Bolváry Written by Wolf Neumeister Ilse M. Spath Ernst von Salomon Produced by Ottmar Ostermayr Starring Marte Harell Willy Birgel Ewald Balser Cinematography Erich Claunigk Edited by Gottlieb Madl Music by Leo Leux Production company Bavaria Film Distributed by Deutsche Filmvertriebs Release date 10 February 1943 (1943-02-10) Running time 83 minutes Country Germany Language German

***The Dark Day*** (German: ***Der dunkle Tag***) is a 1943 German [drama film](/source/Drama_film) directed by [Géza von Bolváry](/source/G%C3%A9za_von_Bolv%C3%A1ry) and starring [Marte Harell](/source/Marte_Harell), [Willy Birgel](/source/Willy_Birgel) and [Ewald Balser](/source/Ewald_Balser).[1][2] It was shot at the [Bavaria Studios](/source/Bavaria_Studios) in [Munich](/source/Munich). The film's sets were designed by the [art directors](/source/Art_director) [Rudolf Pfenninger](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rudolf_Pfenninger&action=edit&redlink=1) and [Ludwig Reiber](/source/Ludwig_Reiber).[3]

## Cast

- [Marte Harell](/source/Marte_Harell) as Georgia Pauly, geb.Engelbrecht

- [Willy Birgel](/source/Willy_Birgel) as Martin Pauly, Oberstaatsanwalt

- [Ewald Balser](/source/Ewald_Balser) as Wolf Burkhardt

- [Malte Jaeger](/source/Malte_Jaeger) as Dieter von Weymar, Gutsbesitzer

- [Josef Eichheim](/source/Josef_Eichheim) as Kleinschmidt, Buchhalter bei Troß

- [Roma Bahn](/source/Roma_Bahn) as Henriette Waizenegger

- [Gabriele Reismüller](/source/Gabriele_Reism%C3%BCller) as Marie-Luise von Weymar, seine Schwester

- [Walter Steinbeck](/source/Walter_Steinbeck) as Troß, Makler und Agent

- [Hans Zesch-Ballot](/source/Hans_Zesch-Ballot) as Dr. Fabricius, Staatsanwalt

- [Fritz Reiff](/source/Fritz_Reiff) as Bankier Engelbrecht, Georgias Vater

- [Karl-Heinz Peters](/source/Karl-Heinz_Peters) as Hirzinger, Jagdaufseher

- [Arnulf Schröder](/source/Arnulf_Schr%C3%B6der) as Feller, Kriminalkommissar

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Wistrich p.218

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Klaus p.133

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [https://www.filmportal.de/film/der-dunkle-tag_23b8efd3032b435885ed92a6bd0470f1](https://www.filmportal.de/film/der-dunkle-tag_23b8efd3032b435885ed92a6bd0470f1)

## Bibliography

- Klaus, Ulrich J. *Deutsche Tonfilme: Jahrgang 1942*. Klaus-Archiv, 1988.

- Wistrich, Robert S. *Who's Who in Nazi Germany*. Taylor & Francis, 2013.

## External links

- [*The Dark Day*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035834/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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