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  • Das Leben beginnt (1960)
  • 119 min
Das Leben beginnt (1960)
119 min

Erika Schenk and Rolf Gruber live in a small town not far from Berlin and are in the 12th grade of high school. They are happy together, but their love is put under severe strain. Erika's father, a senior doctor in a hospital and former ...See moreErika Schenk and Rolf Gruber live in a small town not far from Berlin and are in the 12th grade of high school. They are happy together, but their love is put under severe strain. Erika's father, a senior doctor in a hospital and former head of a private clinic in Tilsit, is dissatisfied and flees to West Berlin. The daughter decides, with a heavy heart, to go with her father. After the fascination with the new has worn off, her father cannot get a job and joins the army, and Erika is left alone in West Berlin, her mood is at rock bottom. A visit from Rolf does not persuade her to return, as she has fallen in love with her cousin Benno. Rolf gets into trouble because of his trip to West Berlin and leaves school. After a suicide attempt, Erika decides to return to the GDR after all. Written by DEFA See less
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Apr 8, 1960 (East Germany)

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34 cast members
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Doris Abeßer
Erika Schenk Erika Schenk   See fewer
Erik Veldre
Rolf Gruber Rolf Gruber   See fewer
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge
Dr. Schenk Dr. Schenk   See fewer
Raimund Schelcher
Direktor Gruber Direktor Gruber   See fewer
Manja Behrens
Frau Brenner Frau Brenner   See fewer
Adolf Peter Hoffmann
Willi Brenner Willi Brenner   See fewer
Rolf Ludwig
Benno Brenner Benno Brenner   See fewer
Hans Lucke
Lehrer Lietzow Lehrer Lietzow   See fewer
Marga Legal
Frau Gruber Frau Gruber   See fewer
Gertrud Brendler
Frau Zaulek Frau Zaulek   See fewer
Horst Kube
Bauleiter Reiling Bauleiter Reiling   See fewer
Hartmut Reck
Werner Werner   See fewer
Gisela May
Chefärztin Chefärztin   See fewer
Inge Keller
Leiterin des Kindergartens Leiterin des Kindergartens   See fewer
Ruth-Maria Kubitschek
Geheimrätin Geheimrätin   See fewer
Peter Kiwitt
Senator Senator   See fewer
Albert Hetterle
Jähnisch Jähnisch   See fewer
Hans Klering
Lateinlehrer Lateinlehrer   See fewer
Peter Festersen
Riebnitz Riebnitz   See fewer
Paul Büttner
Hausmeister Hausmeister   See fewer
Rudolf Christoph
Referent Referent   See fewer
Ursula Dücker
Sekretärin von Gruber Sekretärin von Gruber   See fewer
Ingolf Gorges
Dieter Dieter   See fewer
Max Klingberg
Postbeamter Postbeamter   See fewer
Else Korén
Alte Lehrerin Alte Lehrerin   See fewer
Horst Lampe
Angetrunkener Jüngling Angetrunkener Jüngling   See fewer
Maximilian Larsen
Postbeamter Postbeamter   See fewer
Reinhard Michalke
FDJ-Sekretär FDJ-Sekretär   See fewer
Günter Propp
Fleischermeister Fleischermeister   See fewer
Marie-Luise Stortz
Sekretärin des Senators Sekretärin des Senators   See fewer
Gela Zühle
Lisbeth Lisbeth   See fewer
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