Star-Crossed Lovers (1962)

  • NR
  • 06/08/1962 (DE)
  • Drama, History
  • 1h 29m

Overview

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.

Walter Gorrish

Screenplay

Edith Gorrish

Screenplay

Frank Beyer

Director

Cast

Annekathrin Bürger's headshot

Annekathrin Bürger

Magdalena
Armin Mueller-Stahl's headshot

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Michael
Ulrich Thein's headshot

Ulrich Thein

Jürgen
Marga Legal's headshot

Marga Legal

Mutter Seifert
Betty Loewen's headshot

Betty Loewen

Hanna Bartels
Monika Lennartz's headshot

Monika Lennartz

Katja
Gertraud Kreissig's headshot

Gertraud Kreissig

Ursula
Natalja J. Iljina's headshot

Natalja J. Iljina

Wera

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