''Madonna in Chains'' (german: Madonna in Ketten) is a 1949 West German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Gerhard Lamprecht Gerhard Lamprecht (6 October 1897 – 4 May 1974) was a German film director, screenwriter and film historian. He directed 63 films between 1920 and 1958. He also wrote for 26 films between 1918 and 1958. Life and career Lamprecht was fasci ...

and starring

Lotte Koch Lotte Koch (9 March 1913 – 26 May 2013) was a Belgian-born German film actress. She emerged as a star during the Nazi era, appearing in the 1944 drama '' The Black Robe''. Following the Second World War she appeared in several rubble films inclu ...

Karin Hardt Karin Hardt Meta Therese (28 April 1910 in Altona, Hamburg – 5 March 1992 in Berlin) was a German actress. Life A merchant's daughter, Hardt first took private acting lessons with Alex Otto and received theatrical engagements in Mönch ...

and

Elisabeth Flickenschildt Elisabeth Ida Marie Flickenschildt (16 March 1905 – 26 October 1977) was a German actress, producer and author. She appeared in dozens of German language films and television productions between 1935–1976. Flickenschildt was born in Hamburg ...

. It was shot in studios in

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...

with

location shooting Location shooting is the shooting of a film or television production in a real-world setting rather than a sound stage or backlot. The location may be interior or exterior. The filming location may be the same in which the story is set (for exam ...

took place in the surrounding region. The film's sets were designed by the

art director Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and ...

Alfred Bütow Alfred Bütow (1902 – 1986) was a German art director. Originally he worked on scenic design in the theatre before switching to the film industry.Giesen p.236-37 He worked on the set design of over fifty films during his career. Selected filmo ...

Plot

A woman is wrongly accused of a crime that was really committed by her husband and is sent to jail. While in prison she gives birth and the child is put up for adoption. Once fresh evidence frees her from jail, the woman goes searching for her daughter.

Cast

as Maria Randolf *

as Gerda Wienholt *

as Gabriele Custodis *

Elise Aulinger Elise Aulinger (11 December 1881 – 12 February 1965) was a German stage, radio and film actress. Selected filmography * ''The Favourite of the Queen'' (1922) * ''Martin Luther'' (1923) * ''What the Stones Tell'' (1925) * ''The Seventh Son'' (1 ...

as Nickel, mother *Dagmar Jansen as Christa, child *

Richard Häussler Richard Häussler (26 October 1908 – 28 September 1964) was a German actor and film director. He appeared in more than 60 films between 1936 and 1964. He also directed seven films between 1951 and 1957. He was born in Munich, Germany and d ...

as Professor Wienholt *Heinz Schorlemmer as Dr. Peter Gellert *Werner Hessenland as Randolf, general director *Rudolf Therkatz as Director Weigant *

Willy Millowitsch Willy Millowitsch (, ; 8 January 1909 – 20 September 1999) was a German stage and TV actor and the director of the ''Volkstheater Millowitsch'' in Cologne. Early life Millowitsch was born in Cologne, Rhine Province. His parents were Peter ...

as Prof. Kleinschmidt *

Paul Heidemann Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity * Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

as Dr. Klaussen *Elisabeth Botz *

Frigga Braut Frigga Braut (1889–1975) was a German stage and film actress.Rentschler p.277 Selected filmography * ''Cock of the Roost'' (1925) * '' Slums of Berlin'' (1925) * '' Malice'' (1926) * ''We'll Meet Again in the Heimat'' (1926) * '' Tea Time in th ...

as Supervisor Hansen *Emmy Graetz as Gertrud, gatekeeper *Hiltraud Helling *Renate Hofrichter *Alfons Godard * Carl Möller *Wilhelm Semmelroth *Hermann Weisse as Bertrich, warden

References

External links

* 1949 drama films German drama films West German films Films directed by Gerhard Lamprecht German black-and-white films 1940s German films 1940s German-language films {{1940s-Germany-film-stub