''Monika'' or ''A Mother Fights for Her Child'' (german: Eine Mutter kämpft um ihr Kind) is a 1938 German drama film directed by
Heinz Helbig
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and starring
Maria Andergast
Maria Andergast (4 June 1912 – 14 February 1995) was a German actress. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1934 and 1974.
Selected filmography
* '' The Prodigal Son'' (1934)
* '' Last Stop'' (1935)
* '' My Life for Maria Isabella'' (1 ...
,
Iván Petrovich
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He was the first actor from Yugoslavia to have a successful international movie career. Petrovich mainly w ...
, and
Theodor Loos
Theodor August Konrad Loos (18 May 1883 – 27 June 1954) was a German actor.
The son of a watchmaker and instruments manufacturer, he left secondary school prematurely and worked for three years at an export firm for music instruments in L ...
.
Synopsis
An unmarried German engineer and singer have a child together in
Sao Paulo
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. Due to her ambitions for her career she abandons the daughter, leaving her in the care of the father who returns to Germany. Eight years later the mother, now a famous film star, demands custody of the daughter.
Cast
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1938 films
Films of Nazi Germany
German drama films
1938 drama films
1930s German-language films
Films set in Brazil
Films directed by Heinz Helbig
German black-and-white films
1930s German films
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