Central Rio (German: Zentrale Rio) is a 1939 German crime film directed by Erich Engels and starring Leny Marenbach, Camilla Horn and Ita Rina.[1]

Central Rio
Directed byErich Engels
Written byBerthold Ebbecke
Ludwig Metzger
Based on...schoß Chiquita?
by Rolf Dortenwald
Produced byOtto Lehmann
StarringLeny Marenbach
Camilla Horn
Ita Rina
CinematographyWalter Pindter
Edited byAlice Ludwig
Music byWerner Eisbrenner
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Distributed byTerra Film
Release date
  • 5 October 1939 (1939-10-05)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann. It was shot at the Terra Studios in Berlin and on location in Hamburg.

Synopsis

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A German woman's husband has been missing for years and is presumed dead. Then she receives information that is alive and living in Brazil. She resolves to travel to Rio de Janeiro to find out the truth.

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References

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  1. ^ Noack p.157

Bibliography

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  • Noack, Frank. Veit Harlan: The Life and Work of a Nazi Filmmaker. University Press of Kentucky, 2016.
  • Tegel, Susan. Jew Suss: Life, Legend, Fiction, Film. A&C Black, 2011.
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