Roses for the Prosecutor_
April 1945. Because he stole two bars of chocolate, the soldier Rudi is sentenced to death by the court-martial judge Dr. Schramm. Rudi manages to escape from the firing squad at the last minute, and since the end of the war has been making a meager living as a street peddler. Years later, Dr. Schramm is now a respected public prosecutor. By chance, he runs into Rudi one day on the street. Afraid that Rudi will blow the whistle on him, Dr. Schramm wants to scare him out of town. He has Rudi arrested and bullied by the police.
Starring
Martin Held, Walter Giller, Ingrid van Bergen
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Martin Held stars as Oberstaatsanwalt Dr. Wilhelm Schramm in Roses for the Prosecutor.
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Year context
Roses for the Prosecutor was released 67 years ago in 1959.
Overview
April 1945. Because he stole two bars of chocolate, the soldier Rudi is sentenced to death by the court-martial judge Dr. Schramm. Rudi manages to escape fro...
Roses for the Prosecutor is a Drama, Comedy film with a runtime of 1h 37m.
CAST (17)
Martin Held
Oberstaatsanwalt Dr. Wilhelm Schramm
Walter Giller
Rudi Kleinschmidt
Ingrid van Bergen
Lissy Flemming
Camilla Spira
Hildegard Schramm
Werner Peters
Otto Kugler
Ralf Wolter
Hessel
Wolfgang Preiss
Generalstaatsanwalt
Paul Hartmann
Landgerichtspräsident Diefenbach
Wolfgang Wahl
Defense Counsel
RK
Roland Kaiser
Schramms Stiefsohn Werner
Werner Finck
Haase
BO
Burghard Ortgies
Manfred Schramm
Inge Meysel
Erna
Wolfgang Neuss
Paul
Wolfgang Müller
Karl
Henry Lorenzen
Graumann
DN
Dieter Neckritz
Reporter
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What is Roses for the Prosecutor about?
April 1945. Because he stole two bars of chocolate, the soldier Rudi is sentenced to death by the court-martial judge Dr. Schramm. Rudi manages to escape from the firing squad at the last minute, and since the end of the war has been making a meager living as a street peddler. Years later, Dr. Schramm is now a respected public prosecutor. By chance, he runs into Rudi one day on the street. Afraid that Rudi will blow the whistle on him, Dr. Schramm wants to scare him out of town. He has Rudi arrested and bullied by the police.
How long is Roses for the Prosecutor?
Roses for the Prosecutor has a runtime of 97 minutes (1h 37m).
Who stars in Roses for the Prosecutor?
The cast of Roses for the Prosecutor includes Martin Held, Walter Giller, Ingrid van Bergen, Camilla Spira, Werner Peters.
What is the rating of Roses for the Prosecutor?
Roses for the Prosecutor has a rating of 7.0 out of 10 based on 21 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Drama
Comedy
