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title: 'The Night of the Decision (1931)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Dimitri Buchowetzki'
released: '1931-09-17'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-night-of-the-decision-1931'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0022186/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Night of the Decision (1931)

1931 · Drama · Germany, United States

Original title: Die Nacht der Entscheidung

## Synopsis

The Night of Decision is a 1931 American German-language drama film directed by Dimitri Buchowetzki and starring Conrad Veidt, Olga Chekhova, and Peter Voß. Based on the 1928 play The General by Lajos Zilahy, it is also known by the alternative title of Der General. It was made at the Joinville Studios in Paris as the German-language version of the Hollywood production The Virtuous Sin. It is now considered a lost film.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Dimitri Buchowetzki](https://cinepixo.com/people/dimitri-buchowetzki)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Sam Coslow](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-coslow)

## Cast

- [Conrad Veidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/conrad-veidt)
- [Olga Chekhova](https://cinepixo.com/people/olga-chekhova)

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