Nights on the Road

Nights on the Road

7.9IMDb Score
Released:1952-01-14
Genre:Drama
Duration:111 min
Country:Germany
Director:Rudolf Jugert
Actors:Hans Albers, Hildegard Knef, Marius Goring, Lucie Mannheim, Heinrich Gretler
Production:Intercontinental Film GmbH, Neue Deutsche Filmgesellschaft, Bavaria Film

Overview:

An aging truck driver finds smuggled money and becomes involved with a hijacking crowd.

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