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Willy Birgel
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Willy Birgel, born Wilhelm Maria Birgel, was a German theatre and film actor.
Birgel in 1955
Birgel in 1955
Willy Birgel's grave at the Melaten Cemetery in Cologne
Willy Birgel's grave at the Melaten Cemetery in Cologne
The Deruga Case
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Der Fall Deruga is a novel by Ricarda Huch first published in German in 1917 about a physician charged with killing his ex-wife. An early courtroom drama, it depicts a trial by jury in which the defen
Willy Birgel
…of the State, the highest honor Germany had for actors at the time. Besides the propaganda films, Birgel starred in a number of popular movies such as Der Fall Deruga (1938), becoming an unlikely public favorite. After World War II, Birgel was on the Allied black-list and did not make another film until 1947. By the…
Willy Birgel as Dr Deruga in the 1938 film
Willy Birgel as Dr Deruga in the 1938 film