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A Love in Germany

A Love in Germany

Genres

Drama

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In May of 1983, a man turns 49 and, with his 17-year old son, journeys to the village in Baden that he left 40 years before. He wants to discover what happened then, the truth about an affair his mother had with a young Polish prisoner of war, how the authorities came to learn of it, the lovers' arrest, and the aftermath. While his son takes Polaroid photographs, he retraces the steps of his childhood and interviews those who should remember. The story is disclosed in flashbacks that focus on the lovers (Paulina and Stanislaus), on a jealous and conniving neighbor, and on Mayer, the local SS commander who wants to find a way out of inevitable consequences.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

German

Runtime

132 mins

Rating

4.9/10

Release Date

26 October 1983

Country

Germany

Cast

Hanna Schygulla

Hanna Schygulla

Pauline Kropp

Piotr Łysak

Piotr Łysak

Stanislaus

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Mayer

Ralf Wolter

Ralf Wolter

Schulze

Daniel Olbrychski

Daniel Olbrychski

Wiktorczyk

Bernhard Wicki

Bernhard Wicki

Dr. Borg

Gérard Desarthe

Gérard Desarthe

Karl Wyler

Elisabeth Trissenaar

Elisabeth Trissenaar

Elisabeth Schnittgens

Sigfrit Steiner

Sigfrit Steiner

Melchior

Erika Wackernagel

Erika Wackernagel

Frau Melchior

Ben Becker

Ben Becker

Klaus

Otto Sander

Otto Sander

Narrator

Friedrich G. Beckhaus

Friedrich G. Beckhaus

Zinngruber

Gernot Duda

Gernot Duda

Stackmann

Serge Merlin

Serge Merlin

Alker

Thomas Ringelmann

Thomas Ringelmann

Herbert

Heidi Joschko

Heidi Joschko

Frau Zinngruber

Ilse Bahrs

Ilse Bahrs

Frau Schnittgens, old

Marie-Hélène Dasté

Marie-Hélène Dasté

Maria Wyler, old

Marie-Christine Barrault

Marie-Christine Barrault

Maria Wyler

Jürgen Born

Jürgen Born

1 Policeman

Dieter Kursawe

Dieter Kursawe

2 Policeman

Ellen Esser

Ellen Esser

Prison Guard

Christoph Beyertt

Christoph Beyertt

Patient

Evelyn Meyka

Evelyn Meyka

Nun

Herbert Weißbach

Herbert Weißbach

Druggist

Gudrun Geier

Gudrun Geier

Old Lady

Rainer Basedow

Rainer Basedow

Stackmann's Son (uncredited)

Ulrich Heimann

Ulrich Heimann

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Gerd Holtenau

Gerd Holtenau

Chief Physician (uncredited)

Hannes Kaetner

Hannes Kaetner

Klages (uncredited)

Dieter Kirchlechner

Dieter Kirchlechner

Mari De Paulina (uncredited)

Jutta Klöppel

Jutta Klöppel

Stackmann's Stepdaughter (uncredited)

André Mantz

André Mantz

Prisoner of War (uncredited)

Dietrich Mattausch

Dietrich Mattausch

Counsel (uncredited)

Dorothea Moritz

Dorothea Moritz

Martha (uncredited)

Bernhard Papke

Bernhard Papke

Soldier (uncredited)

Gundula Petrovska

Gundula Petrovska

Postal Employee (uncredited)

Jürgen von Alten

Jürgen von Alten

(uncredited)

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