Stories of That Night
Stories of That Night

Stories of That Night

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1967
1h 49m
5.0(2 votes)
Drama

Overview

Four directors - four styles - four episodes, all relating the events of a single night which has entered the history books: August 12-13, 1961. There are thousands of complex narratives connected with the frontier drawn through the middle of Berlin, and each episode relates the story of a difficult decision made on that night...

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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

Cast & Crew

36 members
Acting

Hans Hardt-Hardtloff

Commander

Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
Acting

Peter Reusse

Young Karl

Peter Reusse
Acting

Dieter Mann

Robert Wagner

Dieter Mann
Acting

Jenny Gröllmann

Jutta Huth

Jenny Gröllmann
Acting

Ulrich Thein

Materna

Ulrich Thein
Acting

Angelika Waller

Hanna

Angelika Waller
Acting

Erwin Geschonneck

Willi Lenz

Erwin Geschonneck
Acting

Jaecki Schwarz

Wilfried Zank

Jaecki Schwarz
Acting

Peter Sindermann

Unknown Role

Peter Sindermann
Acting

Gerry Wolff

Unknown Role

Gerry Wolff
Acting

Raimund Schelcher

Unknown Role

Raimund Schelcher
Acting

Werner Lierck

Unknown Role

Werner Lierck
Acting

Dietmar Obst

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Jutta Peters

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Erich Mirek

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Horst Schulze

Unknown Role

Horst Schulze
Acting

Inge Keller

Unknown Role

Inge Keller
Acting

Eberhard Esche

Unknown Role

Eberhard Esche
Acting

Regina Beyer

Unknown Role

Regina Beyer
Acting

Norbert Speer

Unknown Role

Norbert Speer
Acting

Otmar Richter

Unknown Role

Otmar Richter
Acting

Martin Flörchinger

Unknown Role

Martin Flörchinger
Directing

Wolfgang Luderer

Unknown Role

Wolfgang Luderer
Acting

Johannes Wieke

Unknown Role

Johannes Wieke
Acting

Werner Dissel

Kilian (segment "Materna")

Werner Dissel
Acting

Werner Kanitz

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Winfried Glatzeder

Unknown Role

Winfried Glatzeder
Acting

Christoph Engel

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Rudolf Ulrich

Unknown Role

Rudolf Ulrich
Acting

Ernst-Georg Schwill

Unknown Role

Ernst-Georg Schwill
Acting

Otto Stark

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Albert Zahn

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Marianne Wünscher

Unknown Role

Marianne Wünscher
Acting

Ingeborg Naß

Unknown Role

Ingeborg Naß
Acting

Peter Kalisch

Unknown Role

No Image
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Willi Schrade

Unknown Role

Willi Schrade

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