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Germany Pale Mother (1980)
Deutschland bleiche Mutter (original title)

123 min  -  Drama  -   26 September 1980 (West Germany)
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Germany 1939. Hans and Lene marry the day before the war breaks out, and Hans is sent to the Eastern front... See full summary »

Director:

Helma Sanders-Brahms

Writers:

Bertolt Brecht (poem), Helma Sanders-Brahms

Stars:

Eva Mattes, Ernst Jacobi and Elisabeth Stepanek
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Cast

Credited cast:
Eva Mattes Eva Mattes ...
Lene
Ernst Jacobi Ernst Jacobi ...
Hans
Elisabeth Stepanek Elisabeth Stepanek ...
Hanne
Angelika Thomas Angelika Thomas ...
Lydia
Rainer Friedrichsen Rainer Friedrichsen ...
Ulrich
Gisela Stein Gisela Stein ...
Aunt Ihmchen
Fritz Lichtenhahn Fritz Lichtenhahn ...
Uncle Bertrand
Anna Sanders Anna Sanders ...
Anna
Miriam Lauer Miriam Lauer ...
Anna
Sonja Lauer Sonja Lauer ...
Anna
Helma Sanders-Brahms Helma Sanders-Brahms ...
Narrator (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Friedrich Werner Hartmann Friedrich Werner Hartmann
Hanne Hiob Hanne Hiob ...
Recited Brecht poem at beginning (voice)
Gabriele John Gabriele John
Johanna Karl-Lory Johanna Karl-Lory
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Germany 1939. Hans and Lene marry the day before the war breaks out, and Hans is sent to the Eastern front. During a boming raid their daughter Anna is born. The house is destroyed and Lene and Anna moves in with relatives in Berlin. Hans survives the war but he is not the same person as in 1939, and he and Lene find it difficult to live together again. Written by Mattias Thuresson <mattias.thuresson@mbox300.swipnet.se>  

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Title Directed By Female | Country Name In Title | Year 1939 | Deutschland | Nazi Germany  | See more »

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Drama

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Country:

West Germany

Language:

German

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Also Known As:

Alemanha, Mãe Pálida See more »

Filming Locations:

Berlin, Germany See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Helma Sanders-Brahms Filmproduktion, Literarisches Colloquium, Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Featured in Die Nacht der Regisseure (1995) See more »