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Love '47 (German: Liebe 47) is a 1949 German drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Dieter Horn, Hilde Krahl and Sylvia Schwarz. It was part of the cycle of rubble films made in post-war Germany. A young man and a woman about to commit suicide by jumping into a river, recount to each other their experiences of the Second World War and the struggles of the immediate post-war situation. Eventually they convince each other that life is worth living after all.
It was partly based on the play Draußen vor der Tür by Wolfgang Borchert, with many extra scenes added showing the experience of a woman on the home front whereas the original stage work had concentrated only on the perspectives of soldiers coming home. The film is particularly notable for its sympathetic treatment of its female protagonist.
Original Release
11/25/1949
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dieter Horn | Jürgen Gehrke |
Hilde Krahl | Anna Gehrke |
Sylvia Schwarz | Monika Gehrke |
Karl John | Beckmann |
Erika Müller | Lisa Beckmann |
Hedwig Wangel | Mutter Beckmann |
Grethe Weiser | Frau Puhlmann |
Luise Franke-Booch | Frau Kramer |
Albert Florath | Unternehmer |
Erich Ponto | Alter Mann |
Directors
Writers
Wolfgang Liebeneiner, Wolfgang Borchert, Kurt Joachim Fischer
Cast
Name | Character |
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Dieter Horn | Jürgen Gehrke |
Hilde Krahl | Anna Gehrke |
Sylvia Schwarz | Monika Gehrke |
Karl John | Beckmann |
Erika Müller | Lisa Beckmann |
Hedwig Wangel | Mutter Beckmann |
Grethe Weiser | Frau Puhlmann |
Luise Franke-Booch | Frau Kramer |
Albert Florath | Unternehmer |
Erich Ponto | Alter Mann |
Hubert von Meyerinck | Direktor Engelbrecht |
Paul Hoffmann | Oberst |
Leonore Esdar | Frau des Obersts |
Gisela Burghardt | Tochter des Oberst |
Herbert Tiede | Schwiegersohn des Obersts |
Leopold von Ledebur | General |
Heinz Klevenow | Ein Panzermann |
Rudolf Kalvius | Von Wehrzahn |
Helmuth Rudolph | Alfred |
Kurt A. Jung | Peter |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Curt Prickler | Executive Producer |
Hans Abich | Producer |
Rolf Thiele | Producer |