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  • Lissy (1957)
  • 89 min | Drama
Lissy (1957)
89 min | Drama

A story about the rise of Nazism based on a novel by a German-Jewish author who managed to survive by fleeing to the USA. The movie focuses on working class Berliner Lissy Schroeder who marries clerk Alfred Frohmeyer believing he can ...See moreA story about the rise of Nazism based on a novel by a German-Jewish author who managed to survive by fleeing to the USA. The movie focuses on working class Berliner Lissy Schroeder who marries clerk Alfred Frohmeyer believing he can provide her with a better life. In 1932, however, his Jewish boss fires him. So Alfred turns to the Nazis, quickly rising in the SA, and acquiring wealth along the way. Lissy, however, discovers there is, as always, a price. The Nazis shoot her brother, a former Communist. And her parents and friends shun her. What is she to do? Written by Kittyman@peoplepc.com See less
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May 30, 1957 (East Germany)

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37 cast members
Name Known for
Sonja Sutter
Liesbeth 'Lissy' Frohmeyer Liesbeth 'Lissy' Frohmeyer   See fewer
Horst Drinda
Alfred Frohmeyer Alfred Frohmeyer   See fewer
Hans-Peter Minetti
Paul Schröder Paul Schröder   See fewer
Raimund Schelcher
Max Franke Max Franke   See fewer
Christa Gottschalk
Toni Franke Toni Franke   See fewer
Gerhard Bienert
Vater Schröder Vater Schröder   See fewer
Else Wolz
Mutter Schröder Mutter Schröder   See fewer
Annemarie Hase
Frau Kaluweit Frau Kaluweit   See fewer
Otto Stübler
Direktor Hoppe Direktor Hoppe   See fewer
Willi Schwabe
Kassierer Gold Kassierer Gold   See fewer
Christine von Trümbach
Hausmeisterin Engelmann Hausmeisterin Engelmann   See fewer
Kurt Oligmüller
Kaczmierczik Kaczmierczik   See fewer
Gerd Michael Henneberg
Staudinger Staudinger   See fewer
Georg Feicht
Dr. Danzinger Dr. Danzinger   See fewer
Klaus Erforth
Pauls Freund Pauls Freund   See fewer
Marga Haschker
Lissys Nachbarin Lissys Nachbarin   See fewer
Erich Nadler
Frankes Nachbar Frankes Nachbar   See fewer
Rolf Ripperger
Fromeyers Kollege Fromeyers Kollege   See fewer
Axel Triebel
Fromeyers Hauswirt Fromeyers Hauswirt   See fewer
Käte Alving
Nachbarin von Lissy Nachbarin von Lissy   See fewer
Hans Waldemar Anders
Polizeioffizier Polizeioffizier   See fewer
Rolf Bergmann
RFB-Mann RFB-Mann   See fewer
Erich Braun
Rausschmeißer Rausschmeißer   See fewer
Willi Dehnert
Schupo vor Bahnhof Schupo vor Bahnhof   See fewer
Hela Gruel
Hausmeisterin Hausmeisterin   See fewer
Wilhelm Gröhl
Geschäftsführer Geschäftsführer   See fewer
Edith Klatt
Verkäuferin Verkäuferin   See fewer
Augustin Kovacz
Scharführer Scharführer   See fewer
Willi Linke
Ober im Gartenlokal Ober im Gartenlokal   See fewer
Gerhard Rachold
Junger SA-Mann Junger SA-Mann   See fewer
Hans Schwenke
Schupo Schupo   See fewer
Siegfried Weil
Kellner im 'Bierpalast' Kellner im 'Bierpalast'   See fewer
Karl-Heinz Weiss
Führer der SA-Staffel (as Karl-Heinz Weiß) Führer der SA-Staffel (as Karl-Heinz Weiß)   See fewer
Mathilde Danegger
Narrator Narrator   See fewer
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