A young German boy faces the problems of the tough life in the immediate post WWII Berlin.
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Title: Germany Year Zero (1948)
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4 wins & 2 nominations.
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| Edmund Moeschke | ... | Edmund Köhler (as Edmund Meschke) | |
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Ernst Pittschau | ... | Herr Koehler - Il padre |
| Ingetraud Hinze | ... | Eva (as Ingetraud Hinz) | |
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Franz-Otto Krüger | ... | Karl-Heinz (as Franz Grüger) |
| Erich Gühne | ... | Il maestro | |
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Edmund, a young boy who lives in war-devastated Germany after the Second World War has to do all kinds of work and tricks to help his family in getting food and barely survive. One day he meets a man who used to be one of his teachers in school and hopes to get support from him, but the ideas of this man do not lead Edmund in a clearer or safer way of living... Written by Hugo <transit@cam.org>
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post world war two germany | rubble | boy | food rationing | post war germany |Taglines:
The country is obliterated, the buildings are dilapidated and the people are desolated.Parents Guide:
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Christl: Who? Jo? No.
Edmund: You're always together.
Christl: So? What about it?
Edmund: Wherever he goes, you're right behind.
Christl: And that makes him my brother?
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On the occasion of the projection of this film in the Brussels Royal Filmmuseum (recently restyled as "Cinematek.be") on September 7th 1997, the program quoted Belgian filmmaker Henri Storck (1907-1999): "It is a well guarded secret, but during the filming in Berlin Marlene Dietrich - desperately in love - was Rossellini's secretary, typist and translator". See more »Quotes
Edmund: Is he your brother?Christl: Who? Jo? No.
Edmund: You're always together.
Christl: So? What about it?
Edmund: Wherever he goes, you're right behind.
Christl: And that makes him my brother?
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19 September 1949 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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This masterpiece, filmed while the action and subject matter of the film, was at its most intense, is a must see. Featuring non-professional actors, in the neo-realist style which defined post-war Italian cinema, you will experience a lyrical view of Germany, actually devastated Berlin. This is how it was at Hour Zero, or "Anno Zero" when new currency was introduced, and the economy started again from scratch with each German receiving the same (very little) cash to rebuild their lives, and indeed their country. The film has magnificent scenes including the voice of Adolf Hitler coming from a record player among the ruins of the Chancellery, deaths in gutted buildings, and several especially poignant scenes of the young boy who has known nothing but misery during his few years of life, yet continues his fight to survive.