Synopsis
Based on a play by Gerhardt Hauptmann, the film details a bittersweet May-December romance between ageing Mathias Clausen and young, beautiful Inken Peters.
Movie Information
- Director
- Gottfried Reinhardt
- Writers
- Jochen Huth
- Release Year
- 1956
- Runtime
- 103 minutes
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- DE
- Country
- Germany
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 (5 votes)
Top Cast
Hans Albers
Generaldirektor Mathias Clausen
Annemarie Düringer
Inken Peters
Martin Held
Erich Klamroth
Hannelore Schroth
Ottilie Klamroth, geb. Clausen
Claus Biederstaedt
Egbert Clausen
Maria Becker
Bettina Clausen
Erich Schellow
Wolfgang Clausen
Inge Langen
Paula Clausen, geb. Rübsamen
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