

The reporter Peter Zabel stumbles upon the sinking of the luxury yacht Orplid in Hamburg on August 14, 1949. The ship went down with a wedding party run by artists on a pleasure trip from Hamburg to Scotland . In spite of good weather and no technical problems. Out of personal curiosity, Zabel starts researching. Could the sinking of Orplid have political reasons? A German political thriller and film noir inspired by Carol Reed's "The Third Man".
Mr. P. L. Hoopman
The original title is "Epilog - Das Geheimnis der Orplid" (DE).
The runtime is 91 minutes (1h 31m).
The film was directed by Helmut Käutner.
The screenplay was written by Helmut Käutner and Robert A. Stemmle.
Cinematography was handled by Werner Krien.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0042437.
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Epilog - Das Geheimnis der Orplid
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