Duped Till Doomsday (1957): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1957, Duped Till Doomsday is a drama, crime and war film directed by Kurt Jung-Alsen, running about 74 minutes.

What it’s about. East Germany's contribution to the 1957 Cannes Film Festival was the wartime melodrama Betrogen bis zum Juengsten Tag. Had the film been released in the U.S., the title would probably have translated to Duped Till the Last. The film condemns the Nazi mindset by concentrating on a particularly odious cover-up. When his son is involved in the accidental killing of a girl, a Gestapo general pulls strings to save the boy from prosecution. The general manages to pin the blame for the killing on a group of Russians, whereupon he gives the men under his command carte blanche to round up and execute as many innocent Russians as they wish. This act of brutality is contrasted with the pangs of guilt suffered by the son and his co-conspirators.

Who’s in it. Duped Till Doomsday stars Rudolf Ulrich as Corporal Wagner Karl, Wolfgang Kieling as Private Lick, Erich Brauer as Hauptfeldwebel and Hans-Joachim Martens as Upper gunner Paulun Thomas, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Duped Till Doomsday has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Duped Till Doomsday page.

If you liked it. Fans of Duped Till Doomsday tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.