''Ave Maria'' is a 1953 West German

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directed by

Alfred Braun Alfred Braun (13 May 1888 – 3 January 1978) was a German screenwriter, actor and film director. Filmography Actor * ''Das Leid der Liebe'' (1916) * ''Der Sohn der Magd'' (1919) * '' The Gambler'' (1920) - Stöckel * ''Rosenmontag'' (1924) * ' ...

and starring

Zarah Leander Zarah Leander (; 15 March 1907 – 23 June 1981) was a Swedish singer and actress whose greatest success was in Germany between 1936 and 1943, when she was contracted to work for the state-owned Universum Film AG (UFA). Although no exact record ...

Hans Stüwe Hans Stüwe (14 May 1901 – 13 May 1976) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Prinz Louis Ferdinand'' (1927) * ''Potsdam (film), Potsdam'' (1927) * ''The Transformation of Dr. Bessel'' (1927) * ''The Bordello in Rio'' (1927) * ''Ass ...

and

Marianne Hold Marianne Hold (15 May 1933 – 11 September 1994) was a German movie actress who became popular in the 1950s and 1960s for her numerous roles in the ''Heimatfilm'' genre—romantic comedy films set in rural, especially Alpine, areas. She serv ...

.Bock & Bergfelder p.279 It was part of the post-war comeback of the Swedish-born Zeander who had been one of the biggest German stars of the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Hans Ledersteger Hans Ledersteger (1898–1971) was an Austrian art director who worked for many years in the German film industry. While mainly employed in Germany, he occasionally also worked in other countries such as Italy and his native Austria including on s ...

and

Ernst Richter Ernst Friedrich Eduard Richter (24 October 18089 April 1879), was a German musical theorist and composer, born at Großschönau, Saxony. He first studied music at Zittau, and afterwards at Leipzig, where he attained so high a reputation that in ...

. It was made at the

Bavaria Studios Bavaria Studios are film production studios located in Munich, the capital of the region of Bavaria in Germany, and a subsidiary of Bavaria Film. History The studios were constructed in the suburb of Geiselgasteig in 1919 shortly after the Firs ...

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took place in

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and the

Starnberger See Lake Starnberg, or ''Starnberger See'' ) — called Lake Würm, or ''Würmsee'' , until 1962 — is Germany's second-largest body of fresh water, having great depth, and fifth-largest lake by area. It and its surroundings lie in three different Ba ...

Cast

as Karin Twerdy aka Maria Talland *

as Dietrich Gontard *

as Daniela Twerdy *

Hilde Körber Hilde Körber (3 July 1906 – 31 May 1969) was an Austrian film actress who worked largely in the German Film Industry. She appeared in 53 films between 1930 and 1964. She was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary and died in West Berlin, West Ge ...

as Schwester Benedikta *

Carl Wery Carl Sebastian Martin Wery (born Wery de Lemans; 7 August 1897 in Trostberg, Upper Bavaria – 14 March 1975 in Munich) was a German actor. Selected filmography * ''No Day Without You'' (1933) * ''Anna and Elizabeth'' (1933) - Annas Vater ...

as Dr. Melartin *

Ingrid Pan Ingrid Pan (9 August 1930 – 1995) was a German stage and film actress who was active in German cinema during the 1950s in prominent supporting roles. She later worked frequently in radio. Pan was married to the German actor and playwright He ...

as Christa Gontard * Hans Henn as Thomas Gontard *

Hedwig Wangel Hedwig Wangel (1875–1961) was a German stage and film actress. Life and career Born as Amalie Pauline Hedwig Simon on September 23, 1875, in Berlin in the German Empire, Hedwig Wangel was the daughter of a music publisher. After studying acting ...

as Die Oberin *

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as Schwester Luitgard *

Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur (6 March 1886 – 13 May 1960) was a German film actor. Early life Stahl-Nachbaur was born in Munich, Germany and died at age 74 in Berlin. Selected filmography * ''Das Geschlecht der Schelme. 1. Teil'' (1917) * ''Das v ...

as Dr. Rieser *

Josef Sieber Josef Sieber (28 April 1900 – 3 December 1962) was a German film actor. Selected filmography * ''Pappi'' (1934) * ''Punks Arrives from America'' (1935) * ''Joan of Arc'' (1935) * ''The Gypsy Baron'' (1935) * ''The Last Four on Santa Cruz'' (193 ...

as Conny *

Hans Stiebner Hans Stiebner (19 November 1898 – 27 March 1958) was a German actor. Steibner was born in Vetschau, Germany as Hans Friedrich Wilhelm Georg Paul Stiebner. He died in 1958 in Baden-Baden, West Germany. Selected filmography * ''The Grand Duke ...

as Hanke *

Berta Drews Berta Emilie Helene Drews (; 19 November 1901 – 10 April 1987) was a German stage and film actress. She appeared in more than 60 films from 1933 to 1983. She was married to actor Heinrich George. The couple had two sons, including actor G� ...

as Kerstin Melartin *

Elisabeth Wendt Elisabeth Wendt (11 January 1906 – 24 March 1980) was a German film actress. After making her debut in Georg Wilhelm Pabst's '' Comradeship'' (1931),Eisner p.351 she appeared mostly in supporting roles during the Nazi era and immediate post-Seco ...

as Lisa Nilsson * Etta Braun as Selma * Zita Uhl as Schwester Beata * Ingeborg von Freyberg as Schwester Gundula *

* Nikolaus Ellin * Maria Offermanns *

Bertha Picard Bertha is a female Germanic name, from Old High German ''berhta'' meaning "bright one". It was usually a short form of Anglo Saxon names ''Beorhtgifu'' meaning "bright gift" or ''Beorhtwynn'' meaning "bright joy". The name occurs as a theonym, ...

as Schwester Ursula *

Ernst Rotmund Ernst Rotmund (26 November 1886 – 2 March 1955) was a German actor. He appeared in more than one hundred films from 1917 to 1954. Selected filmography References External links * 1886 births 1955 deaths German male film actors ...

* Elisabeth Wardt

References

Bibliography

* Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. ''The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

* 1953 films 1953 drama films German drama films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Alfred Braun Gloria Film films German black-and-white films Films shot at Bavaria Studios 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub