Roses for the Prosecutor
1959 · 97 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 638 VOTES · DIR. Wolfgang Staudte
Overview
April 1945. Because he stole two bars of chocolate, the soldier Rudi is sentenced to death by the court-martial judge Dr. Schramm. Rudi manages to escape from the firing squad at the last minute, and since the end of the war has been making a meager living as a street peddler. Years later, Dr. Schramm is now a respected public prosecutor. By chance, he runs into Rudi one day on the street. Afraid that Rudi will blow the whistle on him, Dr. Schramm wants to scare him out of town. He has Rudi arrested and bullied by the police.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,043 lines
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00:01:01 The youth accused of robbing.
00:06:28 l am not hungry.
00:08:29 His main hurt is on bottoms.
00:10:30 - l don't want to eat either. Bye. - Bye.
00:13:27 Good morning!
00:15:55 Tape down what you need to say.
00:17:44 l was soon told l was safe.
00:20:50 Your dad has left you a brief message.
00:23:09 Me too.
00:27:25 Lee Siu Fun reports.
00:30:35 Guy, l think the Masked is coming.
00:34:21 You come with me. l show you something.
00:36:44 No! lt was all but the media's fabrication.
00:38:36 Don't you know l like to touch your jaw?
00:46:41 You have no guts.
00:49:27 Don't ever date a stranger.
00:51:26 - Yes! ls she beautiful? - Of course, she is.
00:54:20 Where did he date with Ada?
00:57:52 Some politicians stated.
01:03:02 You will be safe.
01:09:15 Tai...
01:12:26 You know...according to this matter
01:16:26 Lun, did you see Siu Yu?
01:22:13 Put the gun down! Release the victim.
Cast & Characters
Martin Held
Oberstaatsanwalt Dr. Wilhelm Schramm
Walter Giller
Rudi Kleinschmidt
Ingrid van Bergen
Lissy Flemming
Camilla Spira
Hildegard Schramm
Werner Peters
Otto Kugler
Wolfgang Wahl
Defense Counsel
Paul Hartmann
Landgerichtspräsident Diefenbach
Wolfgang Preiss
Generalstaatsanwalt
Inge Meysel
Erna, Hausmädchen bei Schramms
Werner Finck
Haase
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,043
Dialogue density10.8 lines / min
First line00:01:01
Final line01:22:13
Production Record
DirectorWolfgang Staudte
LanguageGerman
IMDb votes638