Based on the novel by Vicki Baum (who also penned Dance, Girl, Dance and Grand Hotel), Hotel Berlin unfolds in a heavily bombed Berlin during the last days of WWII. The high-end hotel has become a crossroad for Nazis, an escaped prisoner, civilians, and spies alike. In these close quarters, tensions erupt as the characters seek a way out as Allied planes fly closer. The film stars Austrian-born Helmut Dantine (also seen in Casablanca). 

Director: Peter Godfrey. Cast: Faye Emerson, Helmut Dantine, Raymond Massey, Andrea King. 1945. 98 min. USA. B&W. English. 35mm.

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