Before Sundown (German: Vor Sonnenuntergang) is a 1956 West German drama film directed by Gottfried Reinhardt and starring Hans Albers, Annemarie Düringer and Martin Held. At the 6th Berlin International Film Festival, it won the Golden Bear (Audience award). The film was adapted from the play Before Sunset by Gerhart Hauptmann.
The film was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Vienna and the Swiss resort town of St. Moritz. The sets were designed by art directors Peter Röhrig and Rolf Zehetbauer.
Cast
Hans Albers as Generaldirektor Mathias Clausen
Annemarie Düringer as Inken Peters
Martin Held as Erich Klamroth
Claus Biederstaedt as Egbert Clausen
Hannelore Schroth as Ottilie Klamroth, geb. Clausen
Erich Schellow as Wolfgang Clausen
Maria Becker as Bettina Clausen
Johanna Hofer as Frau Peters, Inkens Mutter
Inge Langen as Paula Clausen, geb. Rübsamen
Hans Nielsen as Dr. Steynitz, Sanitätsrat
Reginald Pasch as Diener
Wolfgang Preiss as Dr. Hahnefeld, Syndikus der Clausen-Werke
Kurt Vespermann as Wuttke, Fahrer bei Clausen
Franz Weber as Gärtner