''Love's Awakening'' (german: Liebeserwachen) is a 1953 West German
drama film
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directed by
Hans Heinrich and starring
Winnie Markus
Winnie Markus (1921–2002) was a Czechoslovakia-born Germany, German film actor, film and television actress.
Selected filmography
* ''A Mother's Love (1939 film), A Mother's Love'' (1939) - Rosl Pirlinger
* ' (1939) - Juana de Alvarado
* ''The ...
,
Ingrid Andree
Ingrid Andree (born Ingrid Tilly Unverhau on 19 January 1931) is a German actress. She began her career in 1948 in Hamburg and in 1950 appeared at the Thaliatheater, Hamburg.Waldekranz, R. & Arpe, V. (1956) ''Das Buch vom Film''. Berlin: Deutsch ...
and
Carl Esmond
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.
[Bock & Bergfelder p.546] It was shot at the
Spandau Studios
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Artur "Atze" Brauner (born Abraham Brauner; ...
in
Berlin
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and
on location around the
Chiemsee
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in
Bavaria
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. The film's sets were designed by the
art director
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It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...
s
Rolf Zehetbauer
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and
Albrecht Hennings
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*Albrecht Agthe, (1790–1873), German music teacher
* Albrecht Altdorfer, (c. 1480–1538) German Renaissance painter
* Albrecht Becker, (1906†...
.
Cast
*
Winnie Markus
Winnie Markus (1921–2002) was a Czechoslovakia-born Germany, German film actor, film and television actress.
Selected filmography
* ''A Mother's Love (1939 film), A Mother's Love'' (1939) - Rosl Pirlinger
* ' (1939) - Juana de Alvarado
* ''The ...
as Sybill Berg, Pianistin
*
Ingrid Andree
Ingrid Andree (born Ingrid Tilly Unverhau on 19 January 1931) is a German actress. She began her career in 1948 in Hamburg and in 1950 appeared at the Thaliatheater, Hamburg.Waldekranz, R. & Arpe, V. (1956) ''Das Buch vom Film''. Berlin: Deutsch ...
as Anna, Enkelin des Töpfers Urban
*
Carl Esmond
Carl Esmond (born Karl Simon; June 14, 1902– December 4, 2004) was an Austrian-born American film and stage actor, born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. Although his age was given as 33 in the passenger list when he arrived in the USA in January 19 ...
as Michael Rainer, Maler
*
Rolf von Nauckhoff
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Selected filmography
* ''Johan Ulfstjerna'' (1936) - Student reading a poem (uncredited)
* ''Shipwrecked Max'' (1936) - Waiter
* ...
as Peter von Prahm, Reitlehrer
*
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 Urban, Töpfer
*
Elsa Wagner
Elsa Wagner (24 January 1881 – 17 August 1975) was a German actress who appeared in numerous theatrical productions and feature films during the 20th century, including 1920's '' The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari''.
Life and career
Born as Elisab ...
as Lina, Haushälterin
*
Alfred Balthoff
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as Dr. Pilger, Rechtsanwalt und Notar
*
Gisela Fackeldey
Gisela Fackeldey (13 November 1920 – 21 October 1986) was a German actress. She appeared in more than 45 films and television shows between 1949 and 1986.
Selected filmography
* '' Who Is This That I Love?'' (1950)
* '' Kissing Is No Sin' ...
as Fräulein Schlüter
*
Eduard Wenck
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as Brinkmann
*
Hans Emons
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as Jakob, Reitknecht
*
Arthur Wiesner
Arthur Wiesner (1895–1980) was a German stage and film actor
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as Arzt
*
Paul Bös as Jobst
*
Otto Lengwinat as Dr. Döhler
*
Günther Lynen as Martin
*
Flo Nordhoff as Bender
*
Heinz Schwarzlose as Taxator
References
Bibliography
* Hans-Michael Bock and Tim Bergfelder. ''The Concise Cinegraph: An Encyclopedia of German Cinema''. Berghahn Books, 2009.
External links
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1953 films
1953 drama films
German drama films
West German films
1950s German-language films
Films directed by Hans Heinrich
German black-and-white films
1950s German films
Films shot at Spandau Studios
Films shot in Bavaria
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