Nacht über Berlin

Nacht über Berlin

2013 · 108 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, TV Movie

Berlin, 1932. The Weimar Republic is torn apart in the struggle between right- and left-wing extremists and Berlin is a powder keg. Nightclub singer Henny Dalgow get to know the Social Democratic congressman and Jewish doctor Albert Goldman, and the two become a slightly odd couple. Albert is a sworn pacifist after his experiences in the First World War. Contrary to his beliefs he agrees to act as courier for his brother Edwin, who belongs to a radical communist cell.

Directed by Friedemann Fromm · Written by Friedemann Fromm

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Anna Loos Henny Dallgow
Jan Josef Liefers Albert Goldmann
Sven Lehmann Erhart von Kühn
Claudia Eisinger Uta Dallgow
Ingrid Mülleder Hedwig Dallgow
Franz Dinda Edwin Goldmann
Stella Hilb Vera
Christian Erdmann Hans
Marie Gruber Gunda
Jürgen Tarrach Matze Belzig
Naomi Krauss Ruth Fraenkel
Hilmar Eichhorn Willi Dallgow

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