''Love Must Be Understood'' () is a 1933 German

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directed by

Hans Steinhoff Hans Steinhoff (10 March 1882 – 20 April 1945) was a German film director, best known for the propaganda films he produced in Nazi Germany. Life and career Steinhoff started his career as a stage actor in the 1900s and later worked as a sta ...

and starring Rosy Barsony,

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, and Wolf Albach-Retty. It was shot at the

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Cast

References

Bibliography

* Jacobsen, Wolfgang. ''Babelsberg: ein Filmstudio 1912-1992''. Argon, 1992.

External links

* Films of Nazi Germany Films directed by Hans Steinhoff German musical comedy films 1933 musical comedy films Films set in Dresden German black-and-white films 1930s German films Films shot at Babelsberg Studios UFA GmbH films 1930s German-language films German-language musical comedy films {{Musical-comedy-film-stub