---
title: 'Via Mala (1945)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Josef von Báky'
released: '1945-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/via-mala-1945'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037430/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Via Mala (1945)

1945 · 108 min · Drama · Germany


## Synopsis

Via Mala is a 1945 German drama film directed by Josef von Báky and starring Karin Hardt, Carl Wery and Viktor Staal. It is an adaptation of the 1934 novel Via Mala by John Knittel. It was released in April 1945, a month before the unconditional surrender of Germany. The film is visually expressionist, something comparatively rare during the Nazi era.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Josef von Báky](https://cinepixo.com/people/josef-von-baky)
- **Screenplay:** [Thea von Harbou](https://cinepixo.com/people/thea-von-harbou)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Georg Haentzschel](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-haentzschel)
- **Producer:** [Eberhard Schmidt](https://cinepixo.com/people/eberhard-schmidt-2)
- **Director of Photography:** [Carl Hoffmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-hoffmann)
- **Editor:** [Wolfgang Becker](https://cinepixo.com/people/wolfgang-becker)

## Cast

- [Karin Hardt](https://cinepixo.com/people/karin-hardt)
- [Renate Mannhardt](https://cinepixo.com/people/renate-mannhardt)
- [Malte Jaeger](https://cinepixo.com/people/malte-jaeger)
- [Georg Vogelsang](https://cinepixo.com/people/georg-vogelsang)
- [Albert Florath](https://cinepixo.com/people/albert-florath)
- [Walter Werner](https://cinepixo.com/people/walter-werner)
- [Carl Kuhlmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-kuhlmann)
- [Karl Hellmer](https://cinepixo.com/people/karl-hellmer)
- [Hilde Körber](https://cinepixo.com/people/hilde-korber)
- [Ludwig Linkmann](https://cinepixo.com/people/ludwig-linkmann)
- [Viktor Staal](https://cinepixo.com/people/viktor-staal)
- [Carl Wery](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-wery)
- [Klaus Pohl](https://cinepixo.com/people/klaus-pohl-2)
- [F. W. Schröder-Schrom](https://cinepixo.com/people/f-w-schroder-schrom)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/via-mala-1945
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