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Star-Crossed Lovers

Star-Crossed Lovers

JUN 8, 1962 · 89 MIN · DIR. FRANK BEYER

DramaRomanceWar

Magdalena and Michael have loved each other since they were children. But when the Nazis come to power, Michael rebels against the regime and is sentenced to fifteen years in a concentration camp. Magdalena, meanwhile, goes underground with the help of a friend and later immigrates to the Soviet Union. Michael, who has joined the Red Army, discovers on the way to Moscow that Magdalena is staying there. But when his plane lands, she is already on her way back to Germany. Michael hopes that one day, he and Magdalena will be reunited.

Cast

  • Annekathrin Bürger

    Annekathrin Bürger

    Magdalena

  • Armin Mueller-Stahl

    Armin Mueller-Stahl

    Michael

  • Ulrich Thein

    Ulrich Thein

    Jürgen

  • Marga Legal

    Marga Legal

    Mutter Seifert

  • Betty Loewen

    Hanna Bartels

  • Monika Lennartz

    Monika Lennartz

    Katja

  • Gertraud Kreissig

    Ursula

  • Natalja J. Iljina

    Wera

  • Talla S. Nowikowa

    Pilotin

  • Leonid Iudov

    Leonid Iudov

    Sascha

  • Nikolai J. Lukinow

    Sowjet Major

  • Walter Lendrich

    Walter Lendrich

    Schröter

Crew

Screenplay

Walter Gorrish

Screenplay

Edith Gorrish

Director of Photography

Günter Marczinkowsky

Director of Photography

Karl Drömmer

Editor

Hildegard Conrad

Original Music Composer

Joachim Werzlau