Paul and Paula have had bad experiences with love: Paul is financially well off but has lost all affection for his wife, and Paula leads a troublesome life raising two children on her own. ...
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Title: The Legend of Paul and Paula (1973)
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| Angelica Domröse | ... | Paula (Adam) | |
| Winfried Glatzeder | ... | Paul | |
| Heidemarie Wenzel | ... | Die Schöne (Ines) | |
| Fred Delmare | ... | Reifen-Saft | |
| Rolf Ludwig | ... | Professor | |
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Käthe Reichel | ... | Frau des Schießbudenbesitzers |
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Hans Hardt-Hardtloff | ... | Schießbudenbesitzer |
| Frank-Otto Schenk | ... | Kollege Schmidt (as Frank Schenk) | |
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Dietmar Richter-Reinick | ... | Kumpel |
| Eva-Maria Hagen | ... | Die Blonde | |
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Jürgen Frohriep | ... | Martin |
| Christian Steyer | ... | Colli | |
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Willi Schrade | ... | Liebhaber der Schönen |
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Peter Gotthardt | ... | Musikerkollege |
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Marga Legal | ... | Nachbarin |
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Paul and Paula have had bad experiences with love: Paul is financially well off but has lost all affection for his wife, and Paula leads a troublesome life raising two children on her own. They meet and discover a strong passion for each other. Life seems like a dream when they're together - but their short flights from the burdens of reality are once and again interrupted by Paul's ties to family and career. Written by c.winter
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Music by Peter Gotthardt
Lyrics by Ulrich Plenzdorf & Peter Gotthardt
Performed by Puhdys
VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin AMIGA
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Erich Honecker, political leader of the German Democratic Republic, personally viewed the film just hours before its premiere to give the green light for its release. See more »Soundtracks
Zeiten und WeitenMusic by Peter Gotthardt
Lyrics by Ulrich Plenzdorf & Peter Gotthardt
Performed by Puhdys
VEB Deutsche Schallplatten Berlin AMIGA
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Country:
East GermanyLanguage:
GermanRelease Date:
14 March 1973 (East Germany) See more »Also Known As:
A Lenda de Paul e Paula See more »Company Credits
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Paul and Paula go through life picking the wrong partners until they happen to hook up with each other and the legend begins. Low-budget German film has the look of a cheesy porno movie. The script is pretty standard boy-meets-girl story. The acting by Domrose (as Paula, who seems to work in an amazingly busy grocery store or something and has wild mood swings) and Glatzeder (as the goofy Paul) is not bad, considering the clichéd characters they are playing. The direction is amateurish, with incongruous shots of buildings being demolished thrown in. The soundtrack is filled with bad German pop songs, although it is interesting that they get the lyrics to rhyme even after translating to English.