West Germany,
1952, 90 min
Directed by:
Hans H. KönigScreenplay:
Hans H. KönigComposer:
Werner BochmannCast:
Ruth Niehaus, Hermann Schomberg, Armin Dahlen, Gisela von Collande, Lotte Brackebusch, Hilde Körber, Ernst Waldow, Walter Ladengast, Josef Dahmen (more)Plots(1)
The young FRG with all its neuroses and everyday worries condensed into a story of homecomers and returnees, of doom and grace. A Heimatfilm that is so gloomy that it finally turns into a horror movie with no return possible. A masterpiece to be discovered and rediscovered. (Locarno Festival)