Movie: Wet Asphalt

Top 10 Billed Cast

Horst Buchholz
Horst Buchholz

Greg Bachmann

Martin Held
Martin Held

Cesar Boyd

Maria Perschy
Maria Perschy

Bettina

Gert Fröbe
Gert Fröbe

Jupp

Heinz Reincke
Heinz Reincke

Der Blinde

Inge Meysel
Inge Meysel

Gustl

Peter Capell
Peter Capell

Jimmy Donnagan

Richard Münch
Richard Münch

Dr. Wolf

Marlene Riphahn
Marlene Riphahn

Renate Schacht
Renate Schacht

Wanda

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    In Berlin, when the journalist Greg Bachmann is released from prison six months before the end of his sentence, there is a driver named Jupp waiting for him. Soon he learns that the famous journalist Cesar Boyd was the responsible for the shorter sentence. Cesar offers a position of his assistant to Greg; in return, Boyd would write his story about his interviews to war criminals and Greg would help him in other matters. Meanwhile Boyd welcomes the daughter of a deceased friend, Bettina, and he becomes her guardian.

  • Release Date

    1958-04-02

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    5.8

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    2.9 starts
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