Xanten am Rhein, 1870/1871. Roffer Rottwinkel has two sons. His favorite is Mathias, whom he prefers to Lonius, a quiet and introspective man. Lonius, for his part, is shyly revering Christine ... and his brother's in love with her, too. For this reason, the father sends Lonius away, to fight in the Franco-Prussian War, which turns the introverted boy into a brave and strong man. Highly decorated, he returns home. In the meantime, his brother Mathias and Christine are unhappily married. Mathias is slipping more and more and finally becomes a con man. As Lonius is still very much in love with Christine, he wishes to save his father's business from ruin and rebels against his brother, who now goes to extremes.
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Cast
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Werner Krauss
Justus Rottwinkel
Known for
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Joyless Street
Gisela Uhlen
Christine Burger
Known for
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Toto the Hero
Wolfgang Lukschy
Mathias Rottwinkel
Known for
A Fistful of Dollars
Flaming Frontier
Paul Henckels
Clemens Burger
Known for
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse
The Punch Bowl
Gustav Waldau
Türmer
Known for
Münchhausen
Elisabeth Flickenschildt
Wirtin
Also in
The Inn on the River
The Terrible People
Helga Marold
Frau des Reservisten
Also in
Altes Herz geht auf die Reise
Triad
Gunnar Möller
Also in
Huckleberry Finn and His Friends
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Armin Münch
Veit
Also in
That Was My Life
A Beautiful Day
Franz Nicklisch
Also in
Emil and the Detectives
Dawn
Fritz Reiff
Also in
The Launching of Spaceship-1
Cat Walk
Peter Martin Urtel
Lonius Rottwinkel
Known for
Bluebeard
Harald Braun Director
First release June 11, 1942 · Produced in Germany · Original title Zwischen Himmel und Erde
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UFA
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Germany
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Original title
Zwischen Himmel und Erde
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · June 11, 1942
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No release date listed for United States.
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