Star-Crossed Lovers
1962•1h 29m•8.8•Released
DramaRomanceWar
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.
Director
Frank Beyer
Writer
Edith Gorrish, Walter Gorrish
Languages
German, Russian
Studio
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Annekathrin Bürger
Magdalena
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Michael
Ulrich Thein
Jürgen
Marga Legal
Mutter Seifert
Betty Loewen
Hanna Bartels
Monika Lennartz
Katja
Gertraud Kreissig
Ursula
Natalja J. Iljina
Wera
Talla S. Nowikowa
Pilotin
Leonid Iudov
Sascha
Nikolai J. Lukinow
Sowjet Major
Walter Lendrich
Schröter
Günter Naumann
Soldat Herbert
Fred Delmare
Soldat Albert
Erik Veldre
Soldat Hans
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