The Confession of Ina Kahr

The Confession of Ina Kahr

1954 · 111 min · ★ 4.8 · Crime

Told in flashback, the film recounts the events leading up to the killing of good-for-nothing Curt Jurgens. Warned by her friends and relatives that Jurgens is a bad job, impulsive Ina Kahr marries him anyway. His ceaseless philandering and abuse wears away at Ina to the point that she contemplates poisoning her husband...

Directed by G.W. Pabst · Written by Erna Fentsch

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