

Nights on the Road
1952-01-14 · 111 min · ★ 7.9
An aging truck driver finds smuggled money and becomes involved with a hijacking crowd.
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- Directors
- Rudolf Jugert
- Production companies
- Intercontinental Film GmbH, Neue Deutsche Filmgesellschaft, Bavaria Film
- Countries
- Germany
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Hans AlbersFernlastfahrer Heinrich Schlüter
Hildegard KnefInge Hoffmann
Marius GoringKurt Willbrand
Lucie MannheimAnna Schlüter
Heinrich GretlerSpediteur Carl Falk
Gertrud WolleFrau Jaguweit
Hans ReiserFranz Jaguweit
Wolf AckvaKlatte, Inhaber der Broadway-Bar
Peter Martin UrtelHans Brunnhuber
Hans Zesch-BallotKriminalinspektor Busch
Hans Pössenbacher
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