''Love'' (German: ''Liebe'', Italian: ''Uragano sul Po'') is a 1956 West German-Italian

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directed by

Horst Hächler Horst Hächler (born 12 March 1926) is a German actor, film producer and director.Grandits & Taylor p.241 He was married to the actress Maria Schell from 1957 to 1965. Selected filmography * ''The Orplid Mystery'' (1950) * '' Beloved Life'' (1953 ...

and starring

Maria Schell Maria Margarethe Anna Schell (15 January 1926 – 26 April 2005) was an Austrian-Swiss actress. She was one of the leading stars of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1954, she was awarded the Cannes Best Actress Award for her performance ...

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and

Eva Kotthaus Eva Anna Kotthaus (19 May 1932 in Düsseldorf, Rhine Province, Rhine, Free State of Prussia, Prussia, Weimar Republic, Germany – 22 April 2020) was a German actress. Filmography *1954: ''Kein Hüsung'' - Marieken *1955: ''Der Teufel vom Mühle ...

.Bock & Bergfelder p.61 It is an adaptation of the 1951 novel ''Vor Rehen wird gewarnt'' by

Vicki Baum Hedwig "Vicki" Baum (; he, ויקי באום; January 24, 1888 – August 29, 1960) was an Austrian writer. She is known for the novel ''Menschen im Hotel'' ("People at a Hotel", 1929 — published in English as ''Grand Hotel (novel), Gran ...

. The film's sets were designed by the

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. It was shot at the

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took place in

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and along the

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Synopsis

Anna falls madly in love with an Italian

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, who instead marries her sister Monika.

Cast

as Anna Ballard *

as Andrea Ambaros *

as Monika Ballard *

Camilla Spira Camilla Spira (1 March 1906 – 25 August 1997) was a German film actress. She appeared in 68 films between 1924 and 1986. She was born in Hamburg, Germany, of Jewish ancestry on her father's side, and died in Berlin, Germany. Her father was ...

as Frau Ballard *

Fritz Tillmann Fritz Tillmann (December 13, 1910 – October 30, 1986) was a German actor. Selected filmography * ''Hoegler's Mission'' (1950) - Fritz Rottmann * '' The Council of the Gods'' (1950) - Dr. Hans Scholz * '' Master of Life and Death'' (1955) - Dr ...

as Herr Ballard *

Peter Carsten Peter Carsten (30 April 1928 – 20 April 2012) was a German actor and film producer. He appeared in 90 films between 1953 and 1999, including in supporting roles, ''Dark of the Sun'' (1968), ''Hannibal Brooks'' (1969), ''Madame Bovary'' (1 ...

as Jan Hopper *

Ave Ninchi Ave Maria Ninchi (14 December 1914 – 10 November 1997) was an Italian supporting actress who played character roles on stage, television, and in over 98 feature films that included ''Tomorrow Is Too Late'' (1949) and Louis Malle's ''Murmur ...

as Beatrice *

Elke Aberle Elke Aberle (born 1 July 1950) is a German actress. Selected filmography * ''Love'' (1956) * ''Widower with Five Daughters'' (1957) * '' Bimbo the Great'' (1958) * ''Father, Mother and Nine Children'' (1958) * '' Ooh... diese Ferien'' (1958) * ...

as Lorella *

Werner Schott Werner Schott (20 November 1891, in Berlin – 6 September 1965) was a German actor. Selected filmography * ''Gefesselt'' (1920) - Allan * ''Das vierte Gebot'' (1920) - Weltpriester Eduard * ''Wie Satan starb'' (1920) * ''Golgatha'' (1920) - Jos ...

as Arzt *

Wolfgang Jansen Wolfgang Jansen (1938–1988) was a German actor. Selected filmography * ''The Sinful Border'' (1951) * '' The Chaste Libertine'' (1952) * '' Fight of the Tertia'' (1952) * '' Turtledove General Delivery'' (1952) * ''Hit Parade'' (1953) * '' ...

as Gärtnerjunge Kurt

References

Bibliography

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

External links

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