Between Yesterday and Tomorrow (film)

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Between Yesterday and Tomorrow
Between Yesterday and Tomorrow (1947).jpg
Directed by Harald Braun
Written by
Produced by Walter Bolz
Starring
Cinematography Günther Anders
Edited by Adolf Schlyssleder
Music by Werner Eisbrenner
Production
company
Distributed bySchorcht Filmverleih
Release date
  • 11 December 1947 (1947-12-11)
Running time
107 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

Between Yesterday and Tomorrow (German : Zwischen gestern und morgen) is a 1947 German drama film directed by Harald Braun and starring Hildegard Knef, Winnie Markus and Sybille Schmitz. [1]

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Plot

In post-war Germany a group of former guests return to a luxurious Munich hotel where they are haunted by memories of their past interaction with Nelly Dreifuss, a Jewish woman who had died during the Nazi era. It was part of both the cycle of rubble films and subgenre of hotel films. As with many other German rubble films, it examines issues of collective guilt and future rebuilding.[ citation needed ]

It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Robert Herlth.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. Bock & Bergfelder p. 60

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