Released:
1944-07-14

Overview:
Prussia, at the time of Frederick the Great. In his service is Major General Dietrich Edler von Roedern, a renowned fortress builder who pursues his work with fanatical zeal and seriousness. He is not in the mood for women or festivities. Although he is married to Elisabeth, a woman who has gradually become estranged from him due to his nature, this marriage only exists on paper. When Frederick II invites him to a soiree, Roedern meets the singer Maria Raven. The two feel connected from the very beginning, a fateful, invisible bond that seems to chain the two very different people together. For the first time, Dietrich von Roedern experiences something like passionate love.

Director:
Erich Waschneck

Runtime:
1h 29min

Genre:
Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Paul Hartmann
  as
  Festungsbaumeister Dietrich von Roedern
• 
  Rudolf Fernau
  as
  Graf Wengen
• 
  Annelies Reinhold
  as
  Sängerin Maria Raven
• 
  Franz Schafheitlin
  as
  Marquis d'Orion
• 
  Ursula Herking
  as
  Marias Dienerin Luise