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Stationed in a secluded Bulgarian village in 1943, Walter – a German Wehrmacht sergeant and artist – lives in almost idyllic distance from the war. Then a transit camp is set up for Jews arriving from Greece. When Ruth, one of the internees, asks Walter to help a pregnant woman, the two form an unlikely bond.
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Cast
24 people
Sasha Krusharska
Ruth
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Jürgen Frohriep
Unteroffizier Walter
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Erik S. Klein
Kurt
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Stefan Pejchev
Bai Petko
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Georgi Naumov
Blashe
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Ivan Kondov
Ruth's father
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Milka Tuykova
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Shtilyan Kunev
Doctor
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Naicho Petrov
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Elena Hranova
Starata evreyka
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Leo Conforti
Nervous jewish man
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Grigor Vachkov
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Konrad Wolf Director · Angel Vagenshtain Writer Werner Bergmann Cinematographer
First release March 23, 1959 · Produced in Bulgaria, XG, Germany · Languages Bulgarian, German, Greek, Spanish
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
Boyana Film
Production
DEFA
Production
Bulgaria · XG · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Sterne
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
Bulgarian · German · Greek · Spanish
Release dates
Bulgaria · March 23, 1959
Theatrical
Germany · March 27, 1959
Theatrical · East Germany
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
June 1, 1960 · Premiere · Adelaide Film Festival
Denmark
September 5, 1960 · Theatrical
Finland
September 2, 1960 · Theatrical
France
May 6, 1959 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
February 27, 1960 · Theatrical
Germany
June 3, 1960 · Theatrical · West Germany
Greece
May 26, 2016 · Digital
Hungary
October 8, 1959 · Theatrical
Italy
August 1, 1959 · Premiere · Venice Film Festival
July 1, 1961 · Limited theatrical
Poland
November 11, 1959 · TV
Russia
September 19, 1960 · Theatrical
Spain
January 25, 1971 · Limited theatrical · Madrid
United Kingdom
September 12, 1959 · Premiere · Edinburgh International Film Festival
XC
January 22, 1960 · Theatrical
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