Street Acquaintances (1948 film)

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Street Acquaintances
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Directed by Peter Pewas  [ de ]
Written by Arthur Pohl
Starring
Cinematography Georg Bruckbauer
Edited by Johanna Meisel
Music by Michael Jary
Production
company
Distributed by Progress Film
Release date
  • 13 April 1948 (1948-04-13)
Running time
104 minutes
CountryGermany
Language German

Street Acquaintances (German : Straßenbekanntschaft) is a 1948 German drama film directed by Peter Pewas and starring Gisela Trowe, Alice Treff and Ursula Voß. It was made by the Communist-controlled DEFA studios in the Soviet Zone of Germany Released in both the future West and East Germany it was a popular hit and sold 6,469,626 tickets. [1] While it can be regarded as using a style that resembled the Italian neorealist films of the era, it has also been suggested that it returns to the more traditional style of the Weimar era. [2] It portrays the dangers of spreading venereal disease.

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It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilhelm Depenau.

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