Venus on Trial

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Hannes Stelzer
Hannes Stelzer

Peter Brake, Bildhauer

Hansi Knoteck
Hansi Knoteck

Charlotte Böller

Paul Dahlke
Paul Dahlke

Gottlieb Böller, Bürgermeister

Siegfried Breuer
Siegfried Breuer

Benjamin Hecht, Kunsthändler

Charlott Daudert
Charlott Daudert

Marianne

Ernst Fritz Fürbringer
Ernst Fritz Fürbringer

Paul Dreysing, Zeichner

Josef Eichheim
Josef Eichheim

Prof. Semmel, Bildhauer

Erhard Siedel
Erhard Siedel

Der Kultusminister

Carl Wery
Carl Wery

Oberstaatsanwalt

Hans Brausewetter
Hans Brausewetter

Staatsanwalt

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    A sculptor, an enemy of modern art, sets an example. He sculpts a statue of Venus in the style of the Greek antiquity and buries it in a forest. When it's dug up in 1930, it's considered to be a 2 000 year old, antique statue.

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    1941-06-04

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