The Soft Course
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Bernhard works as a warehouse clerk in Munich. After being sentenced to probation for a physical altercation with a right-wing extremist, he could no longer continue his engineering studies. Bernhard meets Johanna. She comes from a well-to-do family; her father is a real-estate developer and her brother is in the diplomatic service. Bernhard wants to share his roots with her, so the two go to Prague, where he lived until the end of the war. But her father disapproves of the trip to the Eastern bloc. When Bernhard finds out that he owes his chance to develop new technology, which led to his career advancement, to his girlfriend’s father, he is upset …
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Cast
21 people
Bruno Ganz
Bernhard Krahl
Known for
Downfall
The House That Jack Built
Verena Buss
Johanna Benedikt
Also in
Pale Mountains
Der Gehülfe
Hans Noever
Jan Čuřík
Haro Senft
Also in
Neuer Deutscher Film Report
Wolfgang Büttner
Richard Benedikt
Known for
The Longest Day
Erich Ferstl
Lia Eibenschütz
Gertrud Benedikt
Also in
Nathan der Weise
The House in Montevideo
Thurid Söhnlein
Hans Putz
Wolf Kamper
Also in
Die Melchiors
Johannisnacht
Dany Mann
Susanne Kamper
Also in
Kies
Das Rätsel der grünen Spinne
Jan Kačer
Stefan
Known for
The Valley of the Bees
Haro Senft Director · Hans Noever Writer Erich Ferstl Composer
First release May 25, 1967 · Produced in Germany · Original title Der sanfte Lauf
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Haro Senft Filmproduktion
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Germany
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Original title
Der sanfte Lauf
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · May 25, 1967
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No release date listed for United States.
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