Minna von Barnhelm oder Das Soldatenglück

Overview

This film takes place during the Seven Years' War. The Prussian Major von Tellheim has become engaged to the Saxon noblewoman Minna von Barnhelm. After the war, the King - in an unwarranted move - deprives the major of his honor. Von Tellheim becomes impoverished and, filled with shame, breaks off his relationship to Minna. An innkeeper in Berlin, who is a police informer, makes the Major move to a shabby little attic because he cannot pay his debt. In the meantime, Minna has also arrived at the inn. She and her lady's maid Franziska are questioned and spied on by the nosy innkeeper. Minna has followed her beloved Tellheim and she now cunningly manages to elicit a new declaration of love from him...

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 1, 1962

Original language

German

Spoken languages

German

Countries

East Germany, Germany

Production

DEFA,DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Cast

Jochen Diestelmann,Johannes Arpe,Manfred Krug,Erika Preuß,Horst Giese,Fred Düren,August Holler,Hans Feldner,Christel Bodenstein,Otto Melliesand 7 more

Director

Martin Hellberg

Writer

Martin Hellberg,Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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