The read
It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
'Love and the First Railway' is what this movie's title would mean in English. This is one of those films that depicts fictional characters participating in an historic incident. The actual first railway was built in England, of course. But according to this movie, the first railway (in Germany, at least) was built from Berlin to Potsdam, in 1838. I haven't the faintest idea if that's correct, but the people who made this movie do seem to take a great deal of interest in historical accuracy, so I'll take their word for it. Anyway, a title at the beginning establishes that this movie is set in 1838.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
4 audience votes
Key crew
- Hasso PreißDirector
Cast
- Jakob TiedtkeF.W. Eichmann, Posthalter in Zehlendorf
- Ida WüstHelene, seine Frau
- Karin HardtBrigitte, beider Tochter
- Fritz KampersPaul Kluthammer, sein Faktotum
- Max GülstorffB.C. Fechner, Bankier in Berlin
- Paul WestermeierEckensteher Nante
- Genia NikolaievaNanette
- Anna Müller-LinckeCast
- Josefine DoraCast
- Klaus PohlCast
- Hans SchlenckFerdinand Miller
- Hans Zesch-BallotSchelling, Agent bei Bankier Fechner