''Time of the Innocent'' (german: Die Zeit der Schuldlosen) is a 1964 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

Thomas Fantl Thomas Fantl (9 December 1928 – 20 July 2001) was a German film director and screenwriter. He directed 23 films between 1964 and 1986. His 1964 film ''Time of the Innocent'' was entered into the 14th Berlin International Film Festival. Fi ...

Cast

In alphabetical order *

Karl-Otto Alberty Karl-Otto Alberty (also Karl Otto Alberty, born 13 November 1933 in Berlin) is a German actor. He started out as an amateur boxer before discovering a talent for acting, making his début at the City Theatre in Konstanz in 1959. He then began to ...

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Gustl Datz Gustl is both a German language masculine and feminine given, often a diminutive of the masculine given names Gustav and August, and the feminine given name Augusta. Individuals bearing the name Gustl include: * Gustl Auninger (born 1955), Austr ...

* Hans Drahn *

Heinz-Leo Fischer Heinz-Leo Fischer (1902–1977) was an Austrian stage actor, stage, television actor, television and film actor. During the Weimar Republic of the 1920s he appeared in plays such as ''Marlborough Goes to War''.Youngkin p.459 Filmography Refere ...

Wolfgang Kieling Wolfgang Kieling (16 March 1924 – 7 October 1985) was a German actor. Biography In films since childhood in his native Germany, Kieling appeared in a few American films, notably in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Torn Curtain'' (1966), where he played ...

* Nino Korda * Franz Mosthav *

Peter Pasetti Peter Pasetti (1916–1996) was a German stage, television and film actor. He played a number of leading roles in post-Second World War productions such as the operetta film '' A Night in Venice'' (1953).Goble p.446 From the late 1950s he appeared ...

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* Rudolf Scarlatti *

Erik Schumann Erik Schumann (15 February 1925 – 9 February 2007) was a German actor. He appeared in 100 films and television shows between 1942 and 1997. He was most successful during the 1950s and 1960s, when he played leading roles in several German f ...

Walter Wilz Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

Production

''Time of the Innocent'' is based on a play by

Siegfried Lenz Siegfried Lenz (; 17 March 19267 October 2014) was a German writer of novels, short stories and essays, as well as dramas for radio and the theatre. In 2000 he received the Goethe Prize on the 250th Anniversary of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's bi ...

. The film was directed by

Release

''Time of the Innocent'' was distributed by Columbia-Bavaria Filmgesellschaft in Germany and represented by Export-Film Bischoff worldwide. It was entered into the

14th Berlin International Film Festival The 14th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from 26 June to 7 July 1964. The Swedish film '' 491'' by Vilgot Sjöman was rejected by festival director ''Alfred Bauer'' owing to its controversial nature. The Golden Bear was awarde ...

. It opened in the presence of President Lübke and his wife, German Chancellor Erhard, Vice Chancellor Mende, Secretary of State Schröder, Minister Westrick, "Bundespressechef" von Haase in Berlin's famous

Zoo Palast The Berlin International Film Festival (german: Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin), usually called the Berlinale (), is a major international film festival held annually in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951 and originally run in June, the festi ...

, which is one of the highest attendances of German politician to a Berlinale premiere.film-echo/filmwoche Nr.55/56, 10 July 1964

References

External links

* 1964 films 1964 drama films German drama films West German films 1960s German-language films Films directed by Thomas Fantl German black-and-white films German films based on plays Films set in Europe Films about war crimes 1960s German films {{1960s-drama-film-stub