The Stronger Woman (German: Die Stärkere) is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Gertrud Kückelmann, Hans Söhnker and Antje Weisgerber.[1] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin and on location at the Schloss Büdingen. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil Hasler and Walter Kutz.
| The Stronger Woman | |
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 German film poster | |
| German | Die Stärkere |
| Directed by | Wolfgang Liebeneiner |
| Written by | Christa Linden (novel) Walter von Hollander |
| Produced by | Dietrich von Theobald |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Igor Oberberg |
| Edited by | Carl Otto Bartning |
| Music by | Hans-Otto Borgmann |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Prisma Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis
editAfter a car accident confines her to a wheelchair and halts her career, an opera singer suspects that her architect husband has begun an affair with an attractive young interior designer he has met.
Cast
edit- Gertrud Kückelmann as Sybille Erler
- Hans Söhnker as Jochen Faber
- Antje Weisgerber as Elisabeth Faber
- Paul Henckels as Draaden
- Tilly Lauenstein as Dr. Hanna Claassen
- Tilla Durieux as Mutter der Fürstin
- Heinz Klingenberg as Fürst von Hartefeld-Rosenau
- Elsa Wagner as Frau Prein
- Maria Sebaldt as Hertha
- Harald Juhnke as Alfred
- Lou Seitz as Frau Huber
- Paul Bildt as Professor Wolters
- Emil Suhrmann as Lawyer Medemann
- Richard Handwerk as Waisenhausdirektor
- Rita Streich as herself - singer
- Ernst Legal as walker
- Wolfgang Liebeneiner as conductor
References
edit- ^ Reimer, Robert C. Cultural History Through a National Socialist Lens: Essays on the Cinema of the Third Reich. Camden House, 2002. p. 258.
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