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Distinguishing marks: none (1956)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 26M

Director : Joachim Kunert

Synopsis

Post-war Germany: Like so many other women, Gerda Krause has lost her husband during the war and has to fend for herself and her two children. She finds work as a seamstress but refuses the offering of her department chief Zimmermann to upgrade her qualifications. One day she meets Uschi, an old friend of hers, whom she has helped with schoolwork before the war and subsequently lost track of. The reunion reminds Gerda of her childhood dream: to become a teacher. Thus, she decides to enroll at university to make her dream come true.

Actors

Erika Müller-Fürstenau
Erika Müller-Fürstenau
Gerda Krause
Christoph Engel
Christoph Engel
Bernd
Rolf Moebius
Rolf Moebius
Werner Schneider
Erich Mirek
Erich Mirek
Zimmermann
Horst Naumann
Horst Naumann
Klaus
Magdalene von Nußbaum
Magdalene von Nußbaum
Mother Becker
Erika Dunkelmann
Erika Dunkelmann
Hanna - Gerda's colleague
Ellen Plessow
Ellen Plessow
Trümmerfrau
Elfriede Garden
Elfriede Garden
Jutta, Gerda's girlfriend
Hans-Joachim Martens
Hans-Joachim Martens
Jürgen
Gertrud Brendler
Gertrud Brendler
Miss Grethmann
Margit Schaumäker
Margit Schaumäker
Grete, Gerda's colleague
Wolfgang Hübner
Wolfgang Hübner
Ernst
Anneliese Grummt
Anneliese Grummt
Uschi
Waldemar Jacobi
Waldemar Jacobi
Father Becker
Karl-Heinz Weiss
Karl-Heinz Weiss
Gestapo official
Bruno Atlas-Eising
Bruno Atlas-Eising
Gestapo official
Günther Ballier
Günther Ballier
lecturer
Rolf Bergmann
Rolf Bergmann
Announcer at the fashion show
Karl Block
Karl Block
Artisan
Trude Brentina
Trude Brentina
old sister
Grete Carlsohn
Grete Carlsohn
Mrs. Igoleit
Jeanette Decker
Jeanette Decker
Karin
Hermann Dieckhoff
Hermann Dieckhoff
Lecturer
Hans Hildebrandt
Hans Hildebrandt
Maika Joseph
Maika Joseph
sister in the maternity home
Gudrun Jost
Gudrun Jost
Renate (small)
Hans Kammer
Hans Kammer
dentist
Dieter Kleinschmidt
Dieter Kleinschmidt
Berni (larger)
Elke Mantey
Elke Mantey
Ursel as a child
Christa Mattner
Christa Mattner
card reader
Roswitha Otto
Roswitha Otto
Renate (larger)
Martin Rensky
Martin Rensky
non-commissioned officer
Herbert Schmidt
Herbert Schmidt
soldier
Rolf Trippler
Rolf Trippler
Berni (small)

Crews

Joachim Kunert
Joachim Kunert
Director
Berta Waterstradt
Berta Waterstradt
Writer
Erwin Anders
Erwin Anders
Cinematography
Hildegard Conrad
Hildegard Conrad
Editor
Heinz Jahr
Heinz Jahr
Music
Alfred Tolle
Alfred Tolle
Art Direction
Rosemarie Wandelt
Rosemarie Wandelt
Costume Design
Adolf Jansen
Adolf Jansen
Sound

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