Divided Heaven (1964)
After a breakdown, Rita returns to her childhood village in 1961. As she recovers, she remembers the past two years: her love for the chemist Manfred, ten years her senior; how his enthusiasm about his new chemical process turned to bitter disappointment in the face of official rejection; how he escaped to West Berlin a few weeks before the Wall was built and hoped that she would follow him …
Director: Konrad Wolf
Genre: Drama, Romance
Runtime: 116 min
Release Date: October 2, 1964
Cast
- Lissy Tempelhof - Narrator
- Werner Eberlein - Narrator
- Renate Blume - Rita Seidel
- Eberhard Esche - Manfred Herrfurth
- Hans Hardt-Hardtloff - Rolf Meternagel
- Hilmar Thate - Wendland
- Martin Flörchinger - Herr Herrfurth
- Erika Pelikowsky - Frau Herrfurth
- Günter Grabbert - Ernst Schwarzenbach
- Agnes Kraus - Frau Meternagel
Screenplay
- Konrad Wolf (Screenplay)
- Christa Wolf (Novel)
- Christa Wolf (Screenplay)
- Gerhard Wolf (Screenplay)
- Kurt Barthel (Screenplay)
Music: Hans-Dieter Hosalla
Cinematography: Werner Bergmann
Editing: Helga Krause
Production: DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Heinrich Greif"
Country: East Germany
Language: Deutsch
Original Language: de
Keywords
cold war, eastern germany
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Divided Heaven about?
- After a breakdown, Rita returns to her childhood village in 1961. As she recovers, she remembers the past two years: her love for the chemist Manfred, ten years her senior; how his enthusiasm about his new chemical process turned to bitter disappointment in the face of official rejection; how he escaped to West Berlin a few weeks before the Wall was built and hoped that she would follow him …
- Who directed Divided Heaven?
- Divided Heaven was directed by Konrad Wolf.
- Who stars in Divided Heaven?
- Divided Heaven stars Lissy Tempelhof, Werner Eberlein, Renate Blume, Eberhard Esche, Hans Hardt-Hardtloff, Hilmar Thate.
- How long is Divided Heaven?
- Divided Heaven has a runtime of 1h 56m (116 minutes).
- What genre is Divided Heaven?
- Divided Heaven is a Drama, Romance film.
- Where was Divided Heaven produced?
- Divided Heaven was produced in East Germany.