Just Don't Think I'll Cry

Overview

High-school senior Peter considers the adults around him to be hypocritical, self-congratulatory, and immersed in the past. He gets suspended for writing an essay that his teachers consider to be a challenge to the state. Just Don't Think I'll Cry became one of twelve films and film projects-almost an entire year's production-that were banned in 1965-1966 due to their alleged anti-socialist aspects. Although scenes and dialogs were altered and the end was reshot twice, officials condemned this title as "particularly harmful." In 1989, cinematographer Ost restored the original version, and this and most of the other banned films were finally screened in January 1990. Belatedly, they were acclaimed as masterpieces of critical realism.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 25, 1965

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

East Germany, Germany

Production

DEFA

Cast

Fred Delmare,Gertrud-Elisabeth Zillmer,Arno Wyzniewski,Horst Buder,Alexander Lang,Harry Hindemith,Evelyn Opoczynski,Peter Reusse,Heinz Hellmich,Frank Michelisand 10 more

Director

Frank Vogel

Writer

Manfred Freitag,Joachim Nestler

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0059097