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Feature film — 1962

Star-Crossed Lovers (1962)

8.81h 29mDrama — Romance — War

Magdalena and Michael have loved each other since they were children. But when the Nazis come to power, Michael rebels against the regime and is sentenced to fifteen years in a concentration camp. Magdalena, meanwhile, goes underground with the help of a friend and later immigrates to the Soviet Union. Michael, who has joined the Red Army, discovers on the way to Moscow that Magdalena is staying there. But when his plane lands, she is already on her way back to Germany. Michael hopes that one day, he and Magdalena will be reunited.

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Director: Frank Beyer

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Cast & crew

Annekathrin Bürger as Magdalena

Annekathrin Bürger

Magdalena

Armin Mueller-Stahl as Michael

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Michael

Ulrich Thein as Jürgen

Ulrich Thein

Jürgen

Marga Legal as Mutter Seifert

Marga Legal

Mutter Seifert

B

Betty Loewen

Hanna Bartels

Monika Lennartz as Katja

Monika Lennartz

Katja

G

Gertraud Kreissig

Ursula

N

Natalja J. Iljina

Wera

T

Talla S. Nowikowa

Pilotin

Leonid Iudov as Sascha

Leonid Iudov

Sascha

N

Nikolai J. Lukinow

Sowjet Major

Walter Lendrich as Schröter

Walter Lendrich

Schröter

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