Hilde
2009 · 137 min · ★ 5.3 · Drama
A biography of Hildegard Knef, one of Germany's biggest post-war stars.
Directed by Kai Wessel · Written by Maria von Heland
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Heike Makatsch Hildegard Knef -
Dan Stevens David Cameron -
Monica Bleibtreu Else Bongers -
Hanns Zischler Erich Pommer -
Johanna Gastdorf Frieda Knef -
Trystan Pütter Kurt Hirsch -
Michael Gwisdek Großvater -
Roger Cicero Ricci Blum -
Anian Zollner Ewald von Demandowsky -
Sylvester Groth Boleslaw Barlog -
Stanley Townsend David O. Selznick -
Fritz Roth
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