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Directed by | Konrad Wolf |
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Cinematography | Werner Bergmann |
Edited by | Lena Neumann |
Music by | Joachim Werzlau |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | East Germany |
Language | German |
Lissy is a 1957 East German film directed by Konrad Wolf, based on a novel by Franz Carl Weiskopf. It was released on 30 May 1957.
Lissy Schroeder, a working-class girl in Berlin, marries Alfred, a clerk. In 1932, Alfred is fired by his Jewish boss. Despite having ties to the Communist party through Lissy's brother Paul, the previously apolitical Alfred joins the Nazi party. After Hitler gains power, Paul is shot by the Nazis, causing Lissy to question the country's and her husband's politics and where her loyalties truly lie.
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Hello My Dear Wrong Number is a 1986 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film directed by Priyadarshan and written by Sreenivasan from a story by Priyadarshan. It was inspired from North By Northwest directed by Alfred Hitchcock.stars Mohanlal, Maniyanpilla Raju, Jagathy Sreekumar, Lissy and Menaka, with Mukesh in a guest appearance.
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