Life Begins
A new world full of excitement and temptation opens up for 18-year-old Erika when her father flees from Krüselin, a small village in Brandenburg, to West Berlin, taking his daughter with him. Her uncle's luxurious house, the turbulence of life in the big city, and her cousin's progressive thinking and quick wit all turn her head at first. But behind all this glitter and tinsel lurks the cold, hard world of money and Erika begins to feel homesick for the town where she grew up and for Rolf, her first real boyfriend.
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Cast
21 people
Doris Abeßer
Erika Schenk
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Erik Veldre
Rolf Gruber
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Wilhelm Koch-Hooge
Dr. Schenk
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Raimund Schelcher
Direktor Gruber
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Manja Behrens
Frau Brenner
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Rolf Ludwig
Benno Brenner
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Hartmut Reck
Werner
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Gisela May
Chefärztin
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Ruth-Maria Kubitschek
Geheimrätin
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Frau Ella
Otto - The Romance Film
Maximilian Larsen
Postbeamter
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Heiner Carow Director · Jeanne Stern Writer Kurt Stern Writer
First release April 8, 1960 · Produced in XG · Original title Das Leben beginnt
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
XG
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Original title
Das Leben beginnt
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · April 8, 1960
Theatrical · East Germany
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