Star-Crossed Lovers
7.3
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.
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Cast
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Annekathrin Bürger
Magdalena
Known for
Scene of the Crime
Back on Track
Armin Mueller-Stahl
Michael
Known for
Eastern Promises
The Thirteenth Floor
Frank Beyer
Edith Gorrish
Alfred Hirschmeier
Ulrich Thein
Jürgen
Also in
Anton the Magician
Five Cartridges
Walter Gorrish
Joachim Dittrich
Marga Legal
Mutter Seifert
Also in
Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria
Unser Mann ist König
Joachim Werzlau
Betty Loewen
Hanna Bartels
Also in
Wo Du hin gehst...
People with Wings
Günter Marczinkowsky
Frank Beyer Director · Edith Gorrish Screenplay Walter Gorrish Screenplay
First release June 8, 1962 · Produced in XG · Languages German, Russian
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
XG
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Königskinder
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German · Russian
Release dates
Germany · June 8, 1962
Theatrical · East Germany
No release date listed for United States.
Germany
December 6, 1963 · TV · West Germany
Greece
September 1, 1965 · Thessaloniki International Film Festival
Hungary
November 22, 1962
Russia
April 22, 1963 · Theatrical
September 15, 1963 · TV
United Kingdom
October 12, 2019 · Limited theatrical · BFI London Film Festival (4K restoration)
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