The Last Year

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The Last Year
The Last Year 1951 film.jpg
Directed by
Written by
Starring
Cinematography Karl Plintzner
Edited byAnneliese Schlüter
Music byHorst Hans Sieber
Production
company
Distributed by VEB Progress Film
Release date
  • 12 April 1951 (1951-04-12)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryEast Germany
LanguageGerman

The Last Year (German : Die letzte Heuer) is a 1951 East German drama film directed by E.W. Fiedler and Hans Heinrich and starring Inge Keller, Hans Klering and Hermann Stövesand. [1] It was made by the state-controlled DEFA in communist East Germany. Filming took place at the Johannisthal Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by Wilhelm Depenau and Artur Günther.

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  1. Reimer p.21

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