The Dead Stay Young
6.5
A depiction of class conflicts in Germany between 1918 and 1945. The Spartacist Erwin is shot by officers in 1918, and his pregant working-class bride Marie begins a new relationship with social democrat Geschke. Erwin's son Hans grows up to be a communist like his father, leading to bitter hatred between him and his Nazi step-brother, while Geschke becomes increasingly resigned to the political situation in Germany. The three aristocratic officers who shot Erwin many years ago meet again during the Kapp Putsch, but their support for the Third Reich eventually leads each to their deaths.
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Barbara Dittus
Marie
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Gewissen in Aufruhr
Klaus Piontek
Martin
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Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria
Peter Borgelt
Triebel
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Polizeiruf 110
Nebelnacht
Monika Gabriel
Elisabeth
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Berlin Around the Corner
We Are Getting Divorced
Günter Wolf
Geschke
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Heroin
Die Anrheiner
Klaus-Peter Pleßow
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Soviel Lieder, soviel Worte
Spuk im Hochhaus
Dieter Wien
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Ghosts from Outside
Fritze Bollmann will nicht angeln
Alfred Struwe
Also in
Archives of Death
Sachsens Glanz und Preußens Gloria
Kurt Kachlicki
Also in
Rottenknechte
Osceola
Karin Lesch
Known for
Three Wishes for Cinderella
Erika Pelikowsky
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Karl Marx. Early Years
Daniel Druskat
Volkmar Kleinert
Known for
The Lives of Others
Lara
Joachim Kunert Director · Günter Haubold Writer Gerhard Helwig Writer
First release November 14, 1968 · Produced in XG, Germany · Production DEFA
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DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
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DEFA
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XG · Germany
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Original title
Die Toten bleiben jung
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · November 14, 1968
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No release date listed for United States.
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