The Seventh Year
6.3
Dr. Barbara Heim, a heart surgeon, and Gunter Heim, a well-known actor, have been married for seven years. They have a six-year-old daughter. Both partners are totally taken up by their work which is physically and mentally demanding. So there is little time left for family life and the strained relations worsen and finally plunge Barbara into a crisis - shortly before their seventh wedding anniversary. At this very point a child dies in hospital, prompting Barbara to ask herself in desperation if - and for how long she can put up with the double burden of career and family. On top of this, she notices that Gunter is starting to compare her to other women.
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Cast
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Jessy Rameik
Dr. Barbara Heim
Also in
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Aber Vati!
Wolfgang Kieling
Günter Heim
Known for
Torn Curtain
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Roland Gräf
Frank Vogel
Bettina Mächler
Gabi Heim
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Helga Krause
Ulrich Thein
Dr. Manfred Sommer
Also in
Anton the Magician
Five Cartridges
Peter Rabenalt
Monika Gabriel
Margot Sommer
Also in
Berlin Around the Corner
We Are Getting Divorced
Hanns Anselm Perten
Chefarzt
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When You’re Grown Up, Dear Adam
Jetzt und in der Stunde meines Todes
Günter Naumann
Wölfchen
Also in
Zur See
Rottenknechte
Alfred Müller
Also in
The Rabbit Is Me
For Eyes Only
Frank Vogel Director · Roland Gräf Cinematographer Helga Krause Editor
First release February 28, 1969 · Produced in Germany, XG · Production DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
Production
Germany · XG
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Original title
Das siebente Jahr
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · February 28, 1969
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Austria
March 21, 2001 · Vienna premiere
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