Story of a Young Couple (1952)
Roman einer jungen Ehe (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 1h 42min
- Drama
- 18 Jan 1952 (East Germany)
- Movie
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Yvonne Merin | ... |
Agnes Sailer
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Hans-Peter Thielen | ... |
Jochen Karsten
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Willy A. Kleinau | ... |
Dr. Ulrich Plisch
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| Hilde Sessak | ... |
Carla
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Burmeister
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Martin Hellberg | ... |
Möbius
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Hanns Groth | ... |
Lutz Frank
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Alfons Mühlhofer | ... |
Ernst Winkler
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Horst Preusker | ... |
Jonas
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Waltraud Kogel | ... |
Astrid Kern
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Albert Garbe | ... |
Otto Dulz
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Brigitte Krause | ... |
Brigitte Dulz
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Gisela Rimpler | ... |
Felicitas Bach
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Friedrich Gnaß | ... |
Hotelportier
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| Egon Brosig | ... |
Standesbeamter
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Alwin Lippisch | ... |
Regisseur Hartman
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Eva Stechow | ... |
Versammlungsteilnehmerin
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Maria Besendahl | ... |
Garderobiere (uncredited)
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Frede-Marie Dohna | ... |
BGL-Vorsitzende (uncredited)
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Marianne Fahl | ... |
Rita Strobel (uncredited)
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Lutz Götz | ... |
Versammlungsteilnehmer (uncredited)
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Gustav Adolf Keune | ... |
Schauspieler am Westend-Theater (uncredited)
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Carlo Kluge | ... |
1. Verteidiger (uncredited)
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Conrad Pfennig | ... |
Schauspieler am Westend-Theater (uncredited)
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Viola Recklies | ... |
Junges Mädchen in der VVN-Gruppe (uncredited)
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Hans Rodenberg | ... |
Amerikanischer Regisseur (uncredited)
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Ludwig Sachs | ... |
Gerichtsdiener (uncredited)
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Arthur Schilsky | ... |
Amerikaner in der 'Möwe' (uncredited)
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Ursula Schmidt | ... |
Frau Hartmann (uncredited)
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Walter Schramm | ... |
Versammlungsteilnehmer (uncredited)
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| Theo Shall | ... |
Staatsanwalt (uncredited)
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Robert Trösch | ... |
Aufnahmeleiter (uncredited)
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| Nico Turoff | ... |
Versammlungsteilnehmer (uncredited)
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Heino Winkler | ... |
Schauspieler am Westend-Theater (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Kurt Maetzig | ||
Written by
| Kurt Maetzig | ... | (screenplay) |
| Kurt Maetzig | ... | (story) |
| Bodo Uhse | ... | () |
Music by
| Wilhelm Neef | ||
Cinematography by
| Karl Plintzner | ||
Editing by
| Lena Neumann | ||
Art Direction by
| Otto Erdmann | ||
| Kurt Herlth | ||
Costume Design by
| Hans Kieselbach | ||
Makeup Department
| Kurt Aust | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Werner Dau | ... | unit manager |
| Erwin Dräger | ... | unit manager |
| Alexander Lösche | ... | production director / production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Karl-Heinz Bieber | ... | assistant director |
| Siegfried Hartmann | ... | assistant director |
| Günter Reisch | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Adolf Jansen | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Ernst Kunstmann | ... | optical effects |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Rare Films and More (2018) (United States) (DVD) (English sub-titles)
- Progress Film-Verleih (1952) (East Germany) (theatrical)
- Edition Filmmuseum (2022) (Germany) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A young married couple-both actors-work in Cold War Berlin before the Wall is built. Agnes is on location in East Berlin, and Jochen, her husband, works at the Westend Theater in West Berlin. They hold diametrically opposed views on politics, art and the responsibility of the individual to society. As they have vehement arguments, their marriage is in danger of breaking up. This film portrays numerous figures of contemporary German cultural and political life-including Veit Harlan, director of the notorious Nazi propaganda film Jud Süss, and Boleslaw Barlog, a famous West Berlin theater director. Also memorable in this film is documentary footage of the construction of Stalin Allee, the biggest boulevard built in East Berlin after WWII, soon to become a central locus of the popular uprising of 17 June 1953. Although director Kurt Maetzig depicts Cold War Berlin with dramatic verve, the film illustrates the tightening grip of Stalinism on East German cultural production at this time. Written by DEFA Film Library |
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