Marriage in the Shadows

Overview

Set during the rise of the Nazi regime, Elisabeth Maurer and Hans Wieland enjoy successful careers as actors in Berlin. Confident in her career, Elisabeth, who is Jewish, ignores the advice of a colleague to leave Germany in the face of increasing anti-Semitism. Believing that he can protect her if she becomes his wife, Hans convinces Elisabeth to marry him. In the following years, as Hans's career thrives, Elisabeth awaits the end of the Nazi terror which bars her from public life. When the situation worsens in 1938 with the Kristallnacht pogrom, Elisabeth decides to leave the country, but Hans, who still believes he can protect her, convinces her to stay with him.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 3, 1947

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

East Germany

Production

DEFA

Cast

Paul Klinger,Ilse Steppat,Knut Hartwig,Claus Holm,Elly Burgmer,Alfred Maack,Hans Leibelt,Walter Werner,Karl Hellmer,Willy Pragerand 5 more

Director

Kurt Maetzig

Writer

Kurt Maetzig,Hans Schweikart

Producer

Georg Kiaup

Cinematography

Friedl Behn-Grund,Eugen Klagemann

Music

Wolfgang Zeller

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0039351