Adapted from the book by Robert Muller and based on his own experiences, this film recreates the Germany of 1936, when a young boy is trying to conceal his Jewish blood. The film shows how the Nazi ideology was absorbed into the fabric of people's lives.
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Cast
20 people
Jan-Claudius Schwarzbauer
Hannes Hacker
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Grete Wurm
Oma
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Robert Muller
Ilse Hofmann
Volker Canaris
Katrin Schaake
Mama
Known for
World on a Wire
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Hermann Lause
Papa
Known for
Head-On
Solino
Christoph M. Ohrt
Dorn
Known for
Ballermann 6
Executive Protection
Franz Boehm
Bohrer
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Waller's Last Trip
Der Tod kommt durch die Tür
Christiane Carstens
Erika Hacker
André Pohl
Jungzugführer
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Braunschlag
Jörg Doleh
Rolf Sandmann
Ilse Hofmann Director
First release January 30, 1980 · Produced in Germany · Production Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
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WDR
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Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR)
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Germany
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Original title
Die Welt in jenem Sommer
Original language
German
Release dates
Germany · January 30, 1980
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No release date listed for United States.
Netherlands
July 16, 1980
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