The read
It runs a compact 1h 29m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Frank BeyerDirector
- Walter GorrishScreenplay
- Joachim WerzlauOriginal Music Composer
- Edith GorrishScreenplay
Cast
- Annekathrin BürgerMagdalena
- Armin Mueller-StahlMichael
- Ulrich TheinJürgen
- Marga LegalMutter Seifert
- Betty LoewenHanna Bartels
- Monika LennartzKatja
- Gertraud KreissigUrsula
- Natalja J. IljinaWera
- Talla S. NowikowaPilotin
- Leonid IudovSascha
- Nikolai J. LukinowSowjet Major
- Walter LendrichSchröter
Stills
Themes
berlin, germanynational socialismpenitentiaryriot