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Liebe 47 (1949)

110 min · Drama

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Directors

Wolfgang Liebeneiner

Cast

Hilde Krahl, Karl John, Dieter Horn, Sylvia Schwarz

A returning soldier and a young widow, each despairing of life, meet beside the Elbe and share their stories.

The story

After years held prisoner in Siberia, returning soldier Beckmann discovers that his wife has turned to another man and his son has died. In despair, he believes he cannot go on. On the banks of the Elbe, he meets Anna Gehrke, a young widow who also no longer wants to continue. The two begin telling each other their life stories.

Full plot (contains spoilers)

The film is about a returning soldier named Beckmann, who discovers that during the years he was held prisoner in Siberia, his wife turned to another man and his son died. In despair, he sees only one way out, because he “can’t go on” anymore—but then, on the banks of the Elbe, he meets Anna Gehrke, a young widow who no longer “wants” to go on, and the two tell each other their life stories.

Genres

Drama

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