

Wet Asphalt
Genres
Overview
In Berlin, when the journalist Greg Bachmann is released from prison six months before the end of his sentence, there is a driver named Jupp waiting for him. Soon he learns that the famous journalist Cesar Boyd was the responsible for the shorter sentence. Cesar offers a position of his assistant to Greg; in return, Boyd would write his story about his interviews to war criminals and Greg would help him in other matters. Meanwhile Boyd welcomes the daughter of a deceased friend, Bettina, and he becomes her guardian.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
90 min
Release Date
1958-04-02
Status
Released
Original Language
German
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
5.8
Horst Buchholz
Greg Bachmann
Martin Held
Cesar Boyd
Maria Perschy
Bettina
Gert Fröbe
Jupp
Heinz Reincke
Der Blinde
Inge Meysel
Gustl
Peter Capell
Jimmy Donnagan
Richard Münch
Dr. Wolf
Marlene Riphahn
Renate Schacht
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