Immortal Light

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Immortal Light
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Directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt
Written by
Produced byVahagen Vartany
Starring
Cinematography Konstantin Irmen-Tschet
Edited byHeinz Haber
Music by
Production
company
Badal-Film
Distributed byUnion-Film
Release date
  • 22 March 1951 (1951-03-22)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Immortal Light (German: Unvergängliches Licht) is a 1951 West German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Rudolf Forster, Cornell Borchers and Volker von Collande. [1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi A. Herrmann and Heinrich Weidemann.

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Synopsis

After a happy upbringing the death of Michèle Printemps's father leaves her in the hands of her cruel mother who tries to sell her into a life of prostitution in Paris. She escapes this life when she meets the young engineer and aspiring racing driver René Garnier. However, after discovering that she has a serious illness, she pushes him away, selflessly wanting him to concentrate on his own career.

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  1. Bock & Bergfelder p. 487

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