Lissy (film)

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Lissy
Directed by Konrad Wolf
Written by
  • Konrad Wolf
  • Alex Wedding
Starring
CinematographyWerner Bergmann
Edited byLena Neumann
Music by Joachim Werzlau
Production
company
Release date
30 May 1957
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.

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Plot

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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