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A Berlin Romance (1956)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 1H 21M

Director : Gerhard Klein

Synopsis

Mid-1950s Berlin, before the building of the Wall. Uschi, a salesgirl and aspiring fashion model from the East, is attracted to Hans, from the West. But she also loves the bright shop windows in his part of the city. The flashiness of this new world soon evaporates, however, when Hans loses his job.

Actors

Annekathrin Bürger
Annekathrin Bürger
Uschi
Ulrich Thein
Ulrich Thein
Hans
Erika Dunkelmann
Erika Dunkelmann
Uschis Mutter
Marga Legal
Marga Legal
Hans' Mutter
Horst Kube
Horst Kube
Max
Uwe-Jens Pape
Uwe-Jens Pape
Erich Franz
Erich Franz
Hartmut Reck
Hartmut Reck
Karl Kendzia
Karl Kendzia
Eckart Friedrichson
Eckart Friedrichson
Paul Pfingst
Paul Pfingst
Ernst-Georg Schwill
Ernst-Georg Schwill
Karl Weber
Karl Weber
Bauunternehmer

Crews

Gerhard Klein
Gerhard Klein
Director
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Wolfgang Kohlhaase
Writer
Ursula Kahlbaum
Ursula Kahlbaum
Editor
Günter Klück
Günter Klück
Original Music Composer
Wolf Göthe
Wolf Göthe
Director of Photography
Karl Schneider
Karl Schneider
Art Direction
Ingeborg Wilfert
Ingeborg Wilfert
Costume Design
Gerhard Jentsch
Gerhard Jentsch
Art Direction
Hans-Joachim Schoeppe
Hans-Joachim Schoeppe
Production Manager
Horst Schmidt
Horst Schmidt
Unit Manager
Paul Schimanski
Paul Schimanski
Unit Manager
Lothar Klunter
Lothar Klunter
Unit Manager

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