''Lissy'' is a 1957

East German East Germany, officially the German Democratic Republic (GDR; german: Deutsche Demokratische Republik, , DDR, ), was a country that existed from its creation on 7 October 1949 until its dissolution on 3 October 1990. In these years the state ...

film directed by

Konrad Wolf Konrad Wolf (20 October 1925 – 7 March 1982) was an East Germany, East German film director. He was the son of writer, doctor and diplomat Friedrich Wolf (writer), Friedrich Wolf, and the younger brother of Stasi spymaster Markus Wolf. "K ...

, based on a novel by

Franz Carl Weiskopf Franz Carl Weiskopf (3 April 1900 in Prague – 14 September 1955) was a German-speaking writer. Born in Prague, then part of Austria-Hungary, he was often referred to as F. C. Weiskopf, he also used the pseudonyms Petr Buk, Pierre Buk and F. W. L. ...

. It was released on 30 May 1957.

Plot

Lissy Schroeder, a working-class girl in Berlin, marries Alfred, a clerk. In 1932, Alfred is fired by his Jewish boss. Despite having ties to the Communist party through Lissy's brother Paul, the previously apolitical Alfred joins the Nazi party. After Hitler gains power, Paul is shot by the Nazis, causing Lissy to question the country's and her husband's politics and where her loyalties truly lie.

Cast

Sonja Sutter Sonja Sutter (17 January 1931 – 1 June 2017) was a German film actress. She was one of the few actors that was allowed to appear in productions in both East and West Germany. She is remembered for her role as Fraulein Rottenmeier in the German ...

as Lissy Schröder / Frohmeyer * Horst Drinda as Alfred Frohmeyer * Hans-Peter Minetti as Paul Schröder * Kurt Oligmüller as Kaczmierczik * Gerhard Bienert as Vater Schröder * Else Wolz as Mutter Schröder * Raimund Schelcher as Max Franke * Christa Gottschalk as Toni Franke

References

External links

* 1957 films East German films 1950s German-language films Films set in Berlin Films directed by Konrad Wolf 1950s German films {{1950s-Germany-film-stub