Wie einst im Mai
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1838: Fritz Jüterbog and Ottilie von Henkeshofen love each other, but the difference in status is too great for Ottilie's parents to give their consent to a marriage. And so, Fritz sets off for America and returns from there 20 years later as a made man to ask for Ottilie's hand in marriage again. In the meantime, however, Ottilie - believing that Fritz had long since forgotten her - is married in a manner befitting her status, but very unhappily. Fritz, who is highly successful as an entrepreneur, is elevated to hereditary nobility because of his great services to the fatherland. It is too late for a union with Ottilie, but despite the years that pass, the two cannot forget their love. 75 years later, Fritz and Ottilie have died in the meantime, their grandchildren Fred and Tilla meet and fall in love.
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Cast
26 people
Peer Schmidt
Fritz Jüterbog
Known for
Monte Carlo or Bust!
Liane Croon
Ottilie v. Henkeshofen
Also in
Die Prinzessin und der Schweinehirt
Rumpelstilzchen
Thomas Engel
Rudolph Bernauer
Helmut Weiss
Stani v. Methusalem
Also in
Fanny Hill
Frozen Alive
Gunnar Möller
Cicero von Henkeshofen
Also in
Huckleberry Finn and His Friends
Mussolini: The Untold Story
Curth Flatow
Brigitte Mira
Mechthilde von Kiefernspeck
Known for
Ali: Fear Eats the Soul
The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser
Willi Kollo
Ulla Moritz
Mabel Schumann
Known for
Journey to the Seventh Planet
Girls in Uniform
Horst Kudritzki
Wolfgang Kühne
Major a.D. v. Henkeshofen
Also in
The Commander
The Kaiser's Lackey
Thomas Engel Director · Walter Lieck Writer Willi Kollo Writer
First release April 30, 1961 · Produced in Germany · Production Norddeutscher Rundfunk
Production
Sender Freies Berlin
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Norddeutscher Rundfunk
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Germany
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Original language
German
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German
Release dates
Germany · April 30, 1961
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