Star-Crossed Lovers
Königskinder
Release: 1962-06-08
·Runtime: 89m
·★ 8.2
Drama
Romance
War
Magdalena and Michael have loved each other since they were children. But when the Nazis come to power, Michael rebels against the regime and is sentenced to fifteen years in a concentration camp. Magdalena, meanwhile, goes underground with the help of a friend and later immigrates to the Soviet Union. Michael, who has joined the Red Army, discovers on the way to Moscow that Magdalena is staying there. But when his plane lands, she is already on her way back to Germany. Michael hopes that one day, he and Magdalena will be reunited.
Production Countries
East Germany
Production Companies
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Cast
Annekathrin Bürger
as Magdalena
Nico Turoff
Günter Naumann
as Soldat Herbert
Charlotte Küter
Marga Legal
as Mutter Seifert
Leonid Iudov
as Sascha
Manfred Krug
as Hauptmann
Erich Brauer
Horst Jonischkan
Armin Mueller-Stahl
as Michael
Ulrich Thein
as Jürgen
Monika Lennartz
as Katja
Erik Veldre
as Soldat Hans
Klaus Gehrke
Walter Lendrich
as Schröter
Fred Delmare
as Soldat Albert
