Lissy
7.0
In 1930s Berlin, a woman’s life unravels as her unemployed husband succumbs to Nazi propaganda and joins the Storm Troopers, while her brother's anti-Nazi stance leads to his death, prompting her to confront her beliefs and make a risky choice.
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Cast
22 people
Sonja Sutter
Liesbeth 'Lissy' Frohmeyer
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Vater Schröder
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Hans-Peter Minetti
Paul Schröder
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Else Wolz
Mutter Schröder
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Max Franke
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Christa Gottschalk
Toni Franke
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Mathilde Danegger
Sprecherin
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Annemarie Hase
Frau Kaluweit
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Konrad Wolf Director · Alex Wedding Writer Franz Carl Weiskopf Author
First release May 29, 1957 · Produced in XG, Germany · Production DEFA
Production
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Production
DEFA
Production
XG · Germany
Produced in
Languages
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · May 29, 1957
Theatrical · East Germany
No release date listed for United States.
France
June 22, 1994 · Theatrical
October 20, 2025 · Digital · ARTE
Germany
June 15, 1957 · TV · West Germany
February 9, 1958 · Theatrical · West Germany
Russia
May 5, 1958 · Theatrical
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