Monika

Overview

Monika (German: Eine Mutter kämpft um ihr Kind, lit. 'A Mother Fights for Her Child') is a 1938 German melodrama film directed and written by Heinz Helbig. The story centers on a singer who relinquishes her illegitimate daughter to a German engineer in São Paulo to pursue her career, only to return eight years later as a celebrated film star and wife of a prominent surgeon, demanding custody after encountering the child on a film set.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 5, 1938

Original language

German

Countries

Germany

Production

Aco-Film

Cast

Herbert Ernst Groh,Eugen von Bongardt,Kurt Iller,Max Wilmsen,Willi Schaeffers,Julia Serda,Erich Dunskus,Michael von Newlinsky,Ilse Petri,Fanny Cottaand 17 more

Director

Heinz Helbig

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0131489