The Last Ones Shall Be First () is a 1957 West German crime film directed by Rolf Hansen and starring O.E. Hasse, Ulla Jacobsson and Maximilian Schell. It is based on the short play The First and the Last by John Galsworthy which had previously been adapted into a British film 21 Days. It was entered into the 7th Berlin International Film Festival. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location in Hamburg. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Kurt Herlth and Robert Herlth.
Cast
O. E. Hasse as Ludwig Darrandt
Ulla Jacobsson as Wanda
Maximilian Schell as Lorenz Darrandt
Adelheid Seeck as Charlotte Darrandt
Brigitte Grothum as Irene Darrandt
Bruno Hübner as Bettler
Peter Mosbacher as Zuhälter
Hans Quest as Junger Anwalt
References
Bibliography
Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.