A Love Story (1954 film)

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A Love Story
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Directed by Rudolf Jugert
Written by Axel Eggebrecht
Carl Zuckmayer
Based onA Love Story by Carl Zuckmayer
Produced by Erich Pommer
Starring Hildegard Knef
O.W. Fischer
Viktor de Kowa
Cinematography Hans Schneeberger
Edited by Anneliese Artelt
Music by Werner Eisbrenner
Production
company
Intercontinental Film
Distributed by Deutsche Film Hansa
Release date
  • 25 February 1954 (1954-02-25)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

A Love Story (German: Eine Liebesgeschichte) is a 1954 West German historical romantic drama film directed by Rudolf Jugert and starring Hildegard Knef, O.W. Fischer and Viktor de Kowa. [1] It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios in Hamburg and on location in Celle and Umgebung. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Erich Kettelhut and Johannes Ott. It was produced by Erich Pommer's independent company Intercontinental Film. It was part of the tradition of Prussian films, which had enjoyed great popularity in the Weimair and Nazi eras.

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Synopsis

In Prussia in 1764, a hero of the Seven Years' War falls in love with an actress who had previously been a mistress to another officer. He wants to marry her, but both his family and his superiors do everything they can to thwart the relationship, considering her low status as inappropriate for him.

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References

  1. ↑ Broadbent & Hake p.123

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