Via Mala (1945 film)

Via Mala
Directed by	Josef von Báky
Written by	John Knittel (novel) Thea von Harbou
Starring	Karin Hardt Carl Wery Viktor Staal Hilde Körber
Cinematography	Carl Hoffmann
Edited by	Wolfgang Becker
Music by	Georg Haentzschel
Production company	Universum Film AG
Distributed by	Universum Film AG
Release date	7 April 1945 (1945-04-07)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Germany
Language	German

Via Mala is a 1945 German drama film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Karin Hardt, Carl Wery and Viktor Staal. It is an adaptation of the 1934 novel Via Mala by John Knittel. It was released in April 1945, a month before the unconditional surrender of Germany.^[1] The film is visually expressionist, something comparatively rare during the Nazi era.