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Die Bilder des Zeugen Schattmann

Die Bilder des Zeugen Schattmann

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Based on the novel by Peter Edel: the fate of a young Jewish couple during the Nazi era, who, full of dreams and hopes, search for ways to escape the inhumane situation in Hitler's Germany. In their hopeless situation, they meet a man who leads them down a contradictory and dangerous path, but at the end of which lies a new beginning.Part 1: "Friday Evening," Part 2: "The Decision," Part 3: "The Return," Part 4: "The Summons."

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Original Language

German

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Rating

5/10

Release Date

22 May 1972

Country

Germany

Cast

Gunter Schoß

Gunter Schoß

Frank Schattmann

Renate Blume

Renate Blume

Esther Schattmann

Wolfgang Dehler

Wolfgang Dehler

Helmut Wall

Annekathrin Bürger

Annekathrin Bürger

Andrea Wohlfahrt

Helga Göring

Helga Göring

Grete Schattmann

Martin Flörchinger

Martin Flörchinger

Bernhard Marcus

Marga Legal

Marga Legal

Frau Müller

Gerhard Bienert

Gerhard Bienert

Leon Schapiro

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