Sunderin (1951)
"Die Sünderin" (original title)

Director:

Willi Forst

Writers:

Willi Forst, Georg Marischka,

Stars:

Hildegard Knef, Gustav Fröhlich, Änne Bruck

Cast

Cast overview:
Hildegard Knef	...	Marina
Gustav Fröhlich	...	Alexander
Änne Bruck	...	Mother
Wera Frydtberg
Robert Meyn	...	Stepfather
Jochen-Wolfgang Meyn	...	Stepbrother (as J. Wolfgang Meyn)
Andreas Wolf	...	Doctor
Irene Mirbach
Benno Gellenbeck
Theo Tecklenburg
Karl Kramer
Horst von Otto
Carl Voscherau

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

bare breasts | nude modeling | posing | scandal | nudity | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

Release Date:

23 December 1954 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Story of a Sinner

Filming Locations:

Studio Bendestorf, Lower Saxony, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Deutsche Bundesrepublik, Deutsche Styria Film GmbH, Junge Film-Union Rolf Meyer

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First German movie to feature a nude scene.

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Connections

Edited into Die Geschichte des erotischen Films (2004)

User Reviews

Love is giving, even in such a fallen world!

While this film created a furor upon release, not only for its frank treatment of social and sexual mores in Germany during and after WWII, but also for a modest nude scene, it may seem tame today. Nonetheless, there is a vibrancy here that prefigures Fassbinder and an interesting approach to narrative, voice over, montage and framing that is very modern and adds quite a lot to what is basically a conventional tear jerker that adheres to somewhat traditional Sturm und Drang/Romantic conventions. Well worth the effort to see.