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A Time to Love and a Time to Die ()

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On the Russian front in 1944, German private Ernst Graeber goes on leave and visits his family in Germany but this isn't the same country he left behind.
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Ernst Graeber
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Elizabeth Kruse (as Lilo Pulver)
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Immerman
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Boettcher
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Reuter
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Professor Pohlmann
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Captain Rahe
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Woman Guerrilla
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Joseph
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Frau Lieser
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Heini
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Frau Witte
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Sauer
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Political Officer
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Gestapo Lieutenant
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Frau Langer
Alexander Engel ...
Mad Air Raid Warden
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Hirschland (as Dana J. Hutton)
Bengt Lindström ...
Steinbrenner
Wolf Harnisch ...
Sgt. Muecke
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Frau Kleinert
Karl Ludwig Lindt ...
Dr. Karl Fresenburg
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Several Characters (uncredited) (voice)
Benno Hoffmann ...
Worker in the Ruins (uncredited)
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Gestapo Official (uncredited)
Arnulf Schröder ...
Waiter Otto (uncredited)
Gerd Vespermann ...
Soldier in Train (uncredited)
Herbert Weissbach ...
Head Waiter Heinz (uncredited)
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Feldmann the Taylor (uncredited)

Directed by

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Douglas Sirk

Written by

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Orin Jannings ... (screenplay)
 
Erich Maria Remarque ... (novel "A Time to Love and a Time to Die")

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Robert Arthur ... producer

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Miklós Rózsa ... (as Miklos Rozsa)

Cinematography by

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Russell Metty ... director of photography

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Ted J. Kent

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Alexander Golitzen
Alfred Sweeney

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Russell A. Gausman

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Bill Thomas ... (gowns)

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Bud Westmore ... makeup artist

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Norman Deming ... unit production manager (as Norman W. Deming)

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Michael Braun ... assistant director (as Dr. Michael Braun)
Joseph E. Kenney ... assistant director

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Leslie I. Carey ... sound
Vernon W. Kramer ... sound (as Vernon Kramer)

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Whitey McMahon ... special effects
Clifford Stine ... special effects
Don Wolz ... special effects (uncredited)

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Clifford Stine ... special photography

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Ethmer Roten ... musician: flute (uncredited)
Hans J. Salter ... composer: stock music (uncredited)
Eugene Zador ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Eva Ebner ... script supervisor (uncredited)

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Herman Ulbricht ... military technical advisor: West German Army (as Capt. Herman Ulbricht)
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Plot Summary

In 1944, a company of German soldiers on the Russian front are numbed by the horrors and hardships of war when Private Ernst Graeber's long-awaited furlough comes through. Back home in Germany, he finds his home bombed. While hopelessly searching for his parents, he meets lovely Elizabeth Kruse, daughter of a political prisoner; together they try to wrest sanity and survival from a world full of hatred. Written by Rod Crawford

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Taglines Born out of the blazing passions of war! See more »
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Also Known As
  • There's a Time to Love (United States)
  • There's a Time to Love (World-wide, English title)
  • A Time to Love (World-wide, English title)
  • Erich Maria Remarque's A Time to Love and a Time to Die (World-wide, English title)
  • A Time to Die (World-wide, English title)
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  • 132 min
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Trivia The film was banned in Israel and the Soviet Union because of its uncommon, compassionate portrayal of Germans during WWII. See more »
Goofs Keenan Wynn uses pounds instead of kilos to describe Don DeFore's wife's weight. Later Don DeFore also uses pounds instead of kilos when he mentions his wife having lost weight since he last saw her. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Raid on Rommel (1971). See more »
Soundtracks A TIME TO LOVE See more »
Crazy Credits Actor Karl Ludwig Lindt is credited in opening credits but not in the closing credits. See more »
Quotes Ernst Graeber: You're more lovely every time I see you. Only this time, you look like the next time.
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