---
title: 'Second Hand Destiny (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Wolfgang Staudte'
released: '1949-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 96
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/second-hand-destiny-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041848/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Second Hand Destiny (1949)

1949 · 96 min · Drama · Germany

Original title: Schicksal aus zweiter Hand

## Synopsis

Second Hand Destiny is a 1949 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Staudte and starring Erich Ponto, Heinz Klevenow and Marianne Hoppe. It is sometimes considered a film noir. At the time the director Staudte was mostly known for his work for the East German studio DEFA.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Wolfgang Staudte](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-staudte)
- **Screenplay:** [Wolfgang Staudte](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-staudte)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Wolfgang Zeller](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-zeller)
- **Producer:** [Walter Koppel](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-koppel)
- **Director of Photography:** [Willy Winterstein](https://cinepixo.com/people/willy-winterstein)
- **Editor:** [Alice Ludwig](https://cinepixo.com/people/alice-ludwig)

## Cast

- [Erich Ponto](https://cinepixo.com/people/erich-ponto)

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