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Forbidden

  • 19841984
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 54m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
224
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Forbidden (1984)
  • Drama
  • Romance
  • War
In Berlin in the early 1940s, romance is forbidden between the young countess who is studying veterinary medicine and a young man she meets at the home of a former professor. But they fall i... Read allIn Berlin in the early 1940s, romance is forbidden between the young countess who is studying veterinary medicine and a young man she meets at the home of a former professor. But they fall in love. She gets involved in helping Jews escape from the Nazis. All get out of Berlin exc... Read allIn Berlin in the early 1940s, romance is forbidden between the young countess who is studying veterinary medicine and a young man she meets at the home of a former professor. But they fall in love. She gets involved in helping Jews escape from the Nazis. All get out of Berlin except the young man. There is a room in her apartment where he can't be seen through the win... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
224
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  • Director
    • Anthony Page
  • Writer
    • Leonard Gross(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Jacqueline Bisset
    • Jürgen Prochnow
    • Irene Worth
Top credits
  • Director
    • Anthony Page
  • Writer
    • Leonard Gross(teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Jacqueline Bisset
    • Jürgen Prochnow
    • Irene Worth
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    • 4User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

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    Jacqueline Bisset
    Jacqueline Bisset
    • Nina von Halder
    Jürgen Prochnow
    Jürgen Prochnow
    • Fritz Friedländer
    Irene Worth
    Irene Worth
    • Ruth Friedländer
    Peter Vaughan
    Peter Vaughan
    • Major Stauffel
    Robert Dietl
    Robert Dietl
    • Nils Arvidsson
    Avis Bunnage
    Avis Bunnage
    • Frau Schmidt
    Malcolm Kaye
    • Max Baum
    Georg Tryphon
    • Franz
    Annie Leon
    Annie Leon
    • Erica von Kirdorf
    Amanda Cannings
    • Lucie
    Osman Ragheb
    • Hans Wittenhagen
    Guntbert Warns
    Guntbert Warns
    • Librarian
    Herta Schwarz
    • Berta
    Ulli Kinalzik
    Ulli Kinalzik
    • Gestapo Agent
    Gerhard Frey
    • Emil Janos
    Erich Will
    • Shopkeeper
    Bernd Vollbrecht
    • Hitler Youth
    Chris Kurbjuhn
    • Hitler Youth
    • Director
      • Anthony Page
    • Writer
      • Leonard Gross(teleplay) (book "The Last Jews in Berlin")
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    • Trivia
      Television debut for Jacqueline Bisset though it did get a cinema release outside of the USA.

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    10/10
    great film
    Forbidden is a great film. It shows what a great actress Jacqueline Bisset is. She is not afraid to play difficult roles and she found one most definitely in the role of the highly moral and intelligent Countess Nina von Halder, a young student studying Veterinary Science. Von Halder falls in love with Fritz Friedlander, the son of a former German Judge. He would be highly respectable in any normal society. Unfortunately he is a German jew living in the time of the Third Reich and given the passing of the infamous Nazi German Nuremberg laws in 1935, he is no longer considered a worthy partner for Countess Nina von Halder. Von Halder takes great risks to protect her love carrying on an illegal relationship with him. She chooses to hide him when the authorities start to round up the Jewish people in Berlin. The horror of this process is superbly depicted when the authorities come to collect Fritz's widowed mother, Ruth Friedlander. Ruth is brilliantly played by the multi-talented late Irene Worth. Thankfully both Fritz and Nina both survive the fall of Berlin. Peter Vaughan is thoroughly despicable in the role of Major Stauffel. Nina has made a hiding place in a sofa for Fritz. Thankfully when Stauffel calls Fritz has found another place which goes undetected by Stauffel as Stauffel suspects Fritz is hiding in the sofa and has it machine gunned. This is a film that shows how love can overcome adversity even through the worst of times under a criminal regime. It is well worth watching.
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    • Release date
      • December 1984 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • West Germany
      • United Kingdom
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Versteckt
    • Filming locations
      • Berlin, Germany
    • Production companies
      • Mark Forstater Productions Ltd.
      • Clasart Film- und Fernsehproduktion
      • Anthea Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 54 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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