The Lost One

The Lost One
Directed byPeter Lorre
Written by
Produced byArnold Pressburger
Starring
CinematographyVáclav Vích
Edited byCarl Otto Bartning
Music byWilly Schmidt-Gentner
Production
company
Arnold Pressburger Filmproduktion
Distributed byNational-Filmverleih
Release date
  • 7 September 1951 (1951-09-07)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The Lost One (German: Der Verlorene) is a 1951 West German crime drama film directed by Peter Lorre and starring Lorre, Karl John and Renate Mannhardt. It is an art film in the film noir style, based on a true story. Lorre wrote, directed, and starred in this film, his only film as director or writer.[1] The film's translated name has been used as the title of his biography.[2]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Schroedter. Some scenes were shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg, while location shooting took place around the city.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference sensesofcinema was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Youngkin, Stephen D. (2005). The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2360-8.