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      The Lost One

      1951 1h 30m Mystery & Thriller Drama List
      Reviews 59% 100+ Ratings Audience Score After killing his fiancée for treason, a German scientist (Karl John) murders women who remind him of her. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Peter Lorre first and only directorial effort is starkly reminiscent of his Weimar roots in both style and performance. Dr. Rothe(Peter Lorre) kills his fiance after discovering that she has been giving his research to allied forces during the second world war. Seeking punishment for his act Rothe turns himself in to the Gestappo only to be released because the murder of his wife is seen as "necessary" towards the perseverance of the Nazi-Reich. The state sanctioning of his murderous actions sets him on a killing spree, were he murders young women who resemble his wife. The story is told in retrospect after the war, when Rothe is working as a doctor in a Polish refugee camp. Der Verlorene plays in undeniable parallel to the troubles faced by Lorre upon his return to Germany after years in exile from Hitler's third Reich, focusing on feelings of alienation from a land he once knew. This film isn't as exciting as some of its noir-counterparts, but it is none the less a gritty and dark. Also, Peter Lorre's stellar on screen performance gives this film that extra spark. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/22/23 Full Review Audience Member This is hard-to-find acutely creepy Lorre film. I's great for his POV. You can see where he was going. If he'd only had a budget and crew:( Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/23 Full Review Audience Member Warning! The Surgeon General has determined you might get lung cancer just by watching this movie. Peter Lorre returned to his native Germany in 1950 to write, direct and star in this film about a displaced person after the war who was thought to be dead. During the war he was a German biologist working with the Nazis. When his fiance sells some of his work to the allies he kills her...and discovers he likes it. He then looks for opportunities to kill again. Nice black and white cinematography of post war Germany. The film moves a little too slow, but Lorre is good despite the 100 or so cigarettes he smokes throughout. One of the last films Lorre did before he bloated. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/04/23 Full Review Audience Member Peter Lorre's self-reflective and innovative tale of crime and punishment. A lost gem in German film history. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member The plot is a little confusing and the direction drags at times (I guess maybe this is why Lorre only directed one film) but some of the editing is great (I'm a huge fan of graphic matches), some of the long takes are wonderful and Lorre himself is fabulous in this particular film. Of course, Lorre is always fabulous, but still. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Beaucoup, beaucoup de blabla malheureusement, dans ce film realise a la maniere d'un Hemingway qui ecrit un roman. C'est bien le premier film d'un grand acteur. Il merite d'etre vu malgre ses imperfections. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Lorre's singular, solitary directorial effort, a tour of despairing psyches shot through flashes of expressionism Jan 9, 2014 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews It's a haunting film about Germany's past, one of the best of its kind. Rated: A+ Oct 3, 2003 Full Review Phil Hall Film Threat Scalding film noir classic from Peter Lorre. Rated: 4/5 Dec 8, 2002 Full Review Read all reviews

      Movie Info

      Synopsis After killing his fiancée for treason, a German scientist (Karl John) murders women who remind him of her.
      Director
      Peter Lorre
      Screenwriter
      Chuck Lorre, Peter Lorre, Benno Vigny, Axel Eggebrecht
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller, Drama
      Original Language
      German
      Runtime
      1h 30m