
In 1914 Berlin, bank heiress Leonore Wahl and struggling Munich student Werner Bertin fall passionately in love, defying class and her parents’ expectations. Their idyll is shattered by the outbreak of WWI: Werner, swept up in patriotic fervor, is conscripted to the Western Front, while Leonore, pregnant and abandoned, faces her family’s condemnation and a clandestine abortion. Set against the tumult of war, the film explores idealism, social divides, and the personal costs of duty and desire.
Director
Egon Günther
Writers
Egon Günther, Heinz Kamnitzer
Release Date
January 17, 1970
Runtime
2h 32m
Status
Released
Original Language
de
Vote Count
1

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