Synopsis:
‘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…’
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Ulrich Thein
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Frank Beyer – Königskinder AKA Star-Crossed Lovers (1962)
1961-1970DramaFrank BeyerGermany -
Karl-Heinz Carpentier, Ulrich Thein, Frank Vogel, Gerhard Klein – Geschichten jener Nacht AKA Stories of That Night (1967)
1961-1970DramaFrank VogelGerhard KleinGermanyKarl-Heinz CarpentierUlrich TheinSynopsis:
‘Four directors – four styles – four episodes, all relating the events of a single night which has entered the history books: August 12-13, 1961. There are thousands of complex narratives connected with the frontier drawn through the middle of Berlin and each episode relates the story of a difficult decision made on that night.Read More »