Jeff Elliot is an American GI investigating a black market gang in Munich.
Acting
Kelly's surprisingly credible hard-boiled turn—no singing, all smolder.
Cinematography
Bombed-out Munich locations shot like a German Expressionist nightmare.
Director
Andrew Marton
Gene Kelly
Jeff Eliot
Pier Angeli
Willie Lehrt
Richard Rober
James Terry
Richard Egan
Lt. Parker
Claus Clausen
Heisemann
Wilfried Seyferth
Hansig
Margot Hielscher
Cabaret Singer
Heinrich Gretler
Herr Keigler
Annie Rosar
Frau Keigler
Otto Gebühr
Herr Nolder
Bum Krüger
Herr Oberlitz
Sepp Rist
Border Control Officer
Iván Petrovich
Sigmund Neffs
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gene Kelly reportedly took this role specifically to prove he could carry a non-musical picture.
Shot on location in 1951, making it one of the first American productions to film in post-war Germany.
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