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I Am Sebastian Ott

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I Am Sebastian Ott

1939

1h 34m

10.0(1 votes)

Crime

Drama

Overview

After a shady art collector is murdered, adept Dr. Sebastian Ott uncovers a massive organised fraud with fake paintings. His twin brother Ludwig is responsible, kidnaps him and locks him away in his house. He uses Otto's ID and 'replaces' him...

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Bavaria Film

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Willi Forst

Willi Forst

Sebastian Ott / Ludwig Ott

Gustav Diessl

Gustav Diessl

Strobl

Paul Hörbiger

Paul Hörbiger

Kriminalrat Baumann

Ady Berber

Ady Berber

Meinhardt, Ganove

Eduard Köck

Eduard Köck

Eberle

Trude Marlen

Trude Marlen

Erika

H. Berger

Meinhardt

Lorenz Corvinus

Geheimrat bei der Ausstellung

Felix Dombrowsky

Kriminalkommissar

Richard Eybner

Richard Eybner

Schmiedl

Creative team

Directed by: Willi Forst
Viktor Becker
Written by: Eberhard Keindorff
Axel Eggebrecht

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