7.3Marriage in the Shadows · 1947
Marriage in the Shadows (1947) is a Drama film directed by Kurt Maetzig, starring Paul Klinger, Ilse Steppat, Claus Holm.
Drama
7.3Overview
Set during the rise of the Nazi regime, Elisabeth Maurer and Hans Wieland enjoy successful careers as actors in Berlin. Confident in her career, Elisabeth, who is Jewish, ignores the advice of a colleague to leave Germany in the face of increasing anti-Semitism. Believing that he can protect her if she becomes his wife, Hans convinces Elisabeth to marry him. In the following years, as Hans's career thrives, Elisabeth awaits the end of the Nazi terror which bars her from public life. When the situation worsens in 1938 with the Kristallnacht pogrom, Elisabeth decides to leave the country, but Hans, who still believes he can protect her, convinces her to stay with him.
Cast
Paul Klinger, Ilse Steppat, Claus Holm, Alfred Balthoff, Hans Leibelt, Karl Hellmer, Hilde von Stolz, Willy Prager
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What is "Marriage in the Shadows" about?
Set during the rise of the Nazi regime, Elisabeth Maurer and Hans Wieland enjoy successful careers as actors in Berlin. Confident in her career, Elisabeth, who is Jewish, ignores the advice of a colleague to leave Germany in the face of increasing anti-Semitism. Believing that he can protect her if she becomes his wife, Hans convinces Elisabeth to marry him. In the following years, as Hans's career thrives, Elisabeth awaits the end of the Nazi terror which bars her from public life. When the situation worsens in 1938 with the Kristallnacht pogrom, Elisabeth decides to leave the country, but Hans, who still believes he can protect her, convinces her to stay with him.
When was "Marriage in the Shadows" released?
Marriage in the Shadows was released in 1947.
Who stars in "Marriage in the Shadows"?
The cast includes Paul Klinger, Ilse Steppat, Claus Holm, Alfred Balthoff.
