Behind Monastery Walls

Thomas Holinka has returned home from war and captivity. In the absence of a suitable home, he finds himself in what seems to be an abandoned monastery. When the nuns return, a conflict is inevitable because Holinka is addicted to alcohol and gambling .

• Harald ReinlDirector
• Erich KröhnkeWriter
• Hans NadererScreenplay
• Harald ReinlWriter
• Giuseppe BecceOriginal Music Composer

• Olga TschechowaPrioress
• Philip DornThomas Holinka
• Katharina MaybergKathrin
• Peter FischerFour-Year-Old Peter
• Dorothea WieckSubprioress
• Margit SaadSister Romana
• Walter JanssenDr. Riedinger
• Harald HolbergJoschi Panek
• Anton FärberMayor
• Sibylle von GymnichTeacher
• Hanna RalphMother Superior
• Jochen HauerSergeant