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Star-Crossed Lovers
Star-Crossed Lovers

Star-Crossed Lovers

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Magdalena and Michael have loved each other since they were children. But when the Nazis come to power, Michael rebels against the regime and is sentenced to fifteen years in a concentration camp. Magdalena, meanwhile, goes underground with the help of a friend and later immigrates to the Soviet Union. Michael, who has joined the Red Army, discovers on the way to Moscow that Magdalena is staying there. But when his plane lands, she is already on her way back to Germany. Michael hopes that one day, he and Magdalena will be reunited.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

89 mins

Rating

8.2/10

Release Date

08 June 1962

Country

East Germany

Cast

Annekathrin Bürger

Annekathrin Bürger

Magdalena

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Michael

Ulrich Thein

Ulrich Thein

Jürgen

Marga Legal

Marga Legal

Mutter Seifert

Betty Loewen

Betty Loewen

Hanna Bartels

Monika Lennartz

Monika Lennartz

Katja

Gertraud Kreissig

Gertraud Kreissig

Ursula

Natalja J. Iljina

Natalja J. Iljina

Wera

Talla S. Nowikowa

Talla S. Nowikowa

Pilotin

Leonid Iudov

Leonid Iudov

Sascha

Nikolai J. Lukinow

Nikolai J. Lukinow

Sowjet Major

Walter Lendrich

Walter Lendrich

Schröter

Günter Naumann

Günter Naumann

Soldat Herbert

Fred Delmare

Fred Delmare

Soldat Albert

Erik Veldre

Erik Veldre

Soldat Hans

Manfred Krug

Manfred Krug

Hauptmann

Erich Brauer

Erich Brauer

Johannes Maus

Johannes Maus

Waldemar Jacobi

Waldemar Jacobi

Horst Jonischkan

Horst Jonischkan

Hans Flössel

Hans Flössel

Paul Funk

Paul Funk

Klaus Gehrke

Klaus Gehrke

Freimut Götsch

Freimut Götsch

Charlotte Küter

Charlotte Küter

Maximilian Larsen

Maximilian Larsen

Gerhard Lau

Gerhard Lau

Horst Lommatzsch

Horst Lommatzsch

Rolf Losansky

Rolf Losansky

Fred Ludwig

Fred Ludwig

Frank Michelis

Frank Michelis

Hans Jürgen Plust

Hans Jürgen Plust

Hans Sievers

Hans Sievers

Nico Turoff

Nico Turoff

Albert Zahn

Albert Zahn

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