Germany Pale Mother (1980)

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Germany Pale Mother on IMDb 7.2/10 549 votes

Released:
1980-09-26

Overview:
Germany 1939. Hans and Lene marry the day before the war breaks out, and Hans is sent to the Eastern front. During a bombing raid their daughter Anna is born. The house is destroyed and Lene and Anna moves in with relatives in Berlin. Hans survives the war but he is not the same person as in 1939, and he and Lene find it difficult to live together again.

Director:
Helma Sanders-Brahms

Runtime:
2h 31min

Genre:
Drama

  • Cast:
  • Eva Mattes
    as
    Helene
  • Ernst Jacobi
    as
    Hans
  • Elisabeth Stepanek
    as
    Hanne
  • Angelika Thomas
    as
    Lydia
  • Rainer Friedrichsen
    as
    Ulrich