Directed by:
Helma Sanders-BrahmsScreenplay:
Helma Sanders-BrahmsCinematography:
Jürgen JürgesComposer:
Jürgen KnieperCast:
Eva Mattes, Angelika Thomas, Fritz Lichtenhahn, Roland Schäfer, Ernst Jacobi, Gisela Stein, Ursula Ludwig, Elisabeth Stepanek, Rainer Friedrichsen (more)Plots(1)
Hans and Lene scarcely have time to meet and marry before Hans is sent away to fight, leaving Lene to give birth during an air raid and struggle through the war with a baby daughter. Based on director and writer Helma Sanders-Brahms' mother's experience, the film explores the devastating impact of politics of family life. (British Film Institute (BFI))
(more)Cast
Eva Mattes
West Germany
Best movies:
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Jail Bait (1973) (TV movie)
Stroszek (1977)
Angelika Thomas
Best movies:
Germany Pale Mother (1980)
Robert Zimmermann wundert sich über die Liebe (2008)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Fritz Lichtenhahn
Switzerland
Best movies:
Sisters, or The Balance of Happiness (1979)
Germany Pale Mother (1980)
Group Portrait with a Lady (1977)
Roland Schäfer
German Empire
Best movies:
Berlin Alexanderplatz (1980) (series)
Germany Pale Mother (1980)
Three (2010)
Ernst Jacobi
German Empire
Best movies:
The White Ribbon (2009)
The Tin Drum (1979)
Die Halbstarken (1956)
Gisela Stein
German Empire
Best movies:
Germany Pale Mother (1980)
Ursula Ludwig
German Empire
Best movies:
View from the Loft (1974)
Germany Pale Mother (1980)
Night Crossing (1981)
Elisabeth Stepanek
Austria
Best movies:
Germany Pale Mother (1980)
Death Is My Trade (1977)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Rainer Friedrichsen
Best movies:
Germany Pale Mother (1980)
Tabu - Es ist die Seele ein Fremdes auf Erden (2011)
Klimt (2006)
Johanna Karl-Lory
East Germany
Best movies:
Der Zauberberg (1982)
Germany Pale Mother (1980)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Heinz Petruo
Best movies:
Germany Pale Mother (1980)
U-47 Lt. Commander Prien (1958)
The Monster of Blackwood Castle (1968)
Anna Sanders
Best movies:
Zátopek (2021)
Germany Pale Mother (1980)
Courageous (2011)