Star-Crossed Lovers

Jun 8, 1962

1h 29m

★ 8.2

Overview

Magdalena and Michael have loved each other since they were children. But when the Nazis come to power, Michael rebels against the regime and is sentenced to fifteen years in a concentration camp. Magdalena, meanwhile, goes underground with the help of a friend and later immigrates to the Soviet Union. Michael, who has joined the Red Army, discovers on the way to Moscow that Magdalena is staying there. But when his plane lands, she is already on her way back to Germany. Michael hopes that one day, he and Magdalena will be reunited.

Genres

Drama

Romance

War

Production Companies

DEFA

Star-Crossed Lovers Trailers

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Cast

Magdalena

Annekathrin Bürger

Michael

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Jürgen

Ulrich Thein

Mutter Seifert

Marga Legal

Hanna Bartels

Betty Loewen

Katja

Monika Lennartz

Ursula

Gertraud Kreissig

Wera

Natalja J. Iljina

Pilotin

Talla S. Nowikowa

Sascha

Leonid Iudov

Sowjet Major

Nikolai J. Lukinow

Schröter

Walter Lendrich

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