Monika (German: Eine Mutter kämpft um ihr Kind, lit. 'A Mother Fights for Her Child') is a 1938 German melodrama film directed and written by Heinz Helbig. The story centers on a singer who relinquishes her illegitimate daughter to a German engineer in São Paulo to pursue her career, only to return eight years later as a celebrated film star and wife of a prominent surgeon, demanding custody after encountering the child on a film set.
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Cast
27 people
Maria Andergast
Barbara Daalen
Also in
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The Mystery of Betty Bonn
Iván Petrovich
Dr. Michael Holt
Known for
Elevator to the Gallows
Theodor Loos
Professor Waldeck
Known for
Metropolis
M
Rudolf Platte
Camera Man
Also in
So ein Flegel
Veronika Voss
Ilse Petri
Inge
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Peter ist der Boß
Seine beste Rolle
Willi Schaeffers
Film Director
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Und Nelson spielt
Ich tanke, Herr Franke
Julia Serda
Frau von Schadow
Also in
The Old Fritz
The Living Corpse
Carmen Lahrmann
Monika Holt
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Erich Dunskus
Hoteldirector
Also in
Hände hoch
Die Katze im Sack
Walter Steinbeck
Manager Wallen
Also in
Schloß Vogelöd
Mordsache Holm
Karl Platen
Diener
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Destiny
Oskar Höcker
Thielmann
Known for
The 3 Penny Opera
Heinz Helbig Director
First release January 5, 1938 · Produced in Germany
Production
Aco-Film
Production
Germany
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Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · January 5, 1938
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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