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Werner Jörg Lüddecke(1912-1986)

  • Writer
  • Actor
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Werner Jörg Lüddecke was born on 10 June 1912 in Hannover, Germany. He was a writer and actor, known for The Devil Strikes at Night (1957), The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (1955) and The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959). He died on 10 May 1986 in Ascona, Switzerland.
BornJune 10, 1912
DiedMay 10, 1986(73)
BornJune 10, 1912
DiedMay 10, 1986(73)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

The Devil Strikes at Night (1957)
The Devil Strikes at Night
7.2
  • Writer
  • 1957
Wolfgang Preiss and Falk Harnack in The Plot to Assassinate Hitler (1955)
The Plot to Assassinate Hitler
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1955
Paul Hubschmid, Sabine Bethmann, Debra Paget, and Walther Reyer in The Tiger of Eschnapur (1959)
The Tiger of Eschnapur
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1959
Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Trevor Howard, and Janet Margolin in Morituri (1965)
Morituri
7.0
  • Writer(as Werner Joerg Luedecke)
  • 1965

Credits

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Writer

  • Alte Liebe
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1985
  • Der Fuchs von Övelgönne (1981)
    Der Fuchs von Övelgönne
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Writer (as Werner J. Lüddecke)
    • 1981
  • Balthasar im Stau (1979)
    Balthasar im Stau
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1979
  • Howalds Fall (1990)
    Tatort
    7.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1976
  • Herbert Fleischmann and Henry Silva in Battle of the Godfathers (1973)
    Battle of the Godfathers
    6.3
    • writer
    • 1973
  • St. Pauli Report (1971)
    St. Pauli Report
    4.5
    • Writer
    • 1971
  • Horst Frank and Marianne Koch in Die Journalistin (1970)
    Die Journalistin
    8.5
    TV Series
    • writer (as Werner J. Lüddecke)
    • 1970–1971
  • Horst Frank and Herbert Fux in Die Engel von St. Pauli (1969)
    Die Engel von St. Pauli
    6.7
    • screenplay
    • 1969
  • Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Trevor Howard, and Janet Margolin in Morituri (1965)
    Morituri
    7.0
    • novel (as Werner Joerg Luedecke)
    • 1965
  • Herrenpartie (1964)
    Herrenpartie
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 1964
  • Im echten Manne ist ein Kind
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1962
  • Journey to the Lost City (1960)
    Journey to the Lost City
    6.4
    • Writer
    • 1960
  • Charles Aznavour, Nicole Courcel, Georges Rivière, and Cordula Trantow in Tomorrow Is My Turn (1960)
    Tomorrow Is My Turn
    6.8
    • collaboration (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Horst Buchholz in Das Totenschiff (1959)
    Das Totenschiff
    6.8
    • writer
    • 1959
  • The Indian Tomb (1959)
    The Indian Tomb
    6.6
    • screenplay
    • 1959

Actor

  • Die Stunde der Versuchung (1936)
    Die Stunde der Versuchung
    • Opernregisseur
    • 1936

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Werner Joerg Luedecke
  • Born
    • June 10, 1912
    • Hannover, Germany
  • Died
    • May 10, 1986
    • Ascona, Switzerland(undisclosed)

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