The Traitor (1936 German film)
| The Traitor | |
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| Directed by | Karl Ritter |
| Written by | Walter Herzlieb Leonhard Fürst |
| Produced by | Hans Ritter |
| Starring | Willy Birgel Lída Baarová Irene von Meyendorff |
| Cinematography | Günther Anders Heinz von Jaworsky |
| Edited by | Gottfried Ritter |
| Music by | Henri Rene |
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| Distributed by | UFA |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
The Traitor (German: Verräter) is a 1936 German spy thriller film directed by Karl Ritter. and starring Willy Birgel, Lída Baarová and Irene von Meyendorff. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Potsdam and on location around Wünsdorf. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Koehn and Max Mellin. The film revolves around foreign agents who infiltrate the German arms industry, helped by German traitors. However, they are defeated due to the combined efforts of the Wehrmacht and the Gestapo.