A Love Story
Synopsis
During a New Year's Eve ball, Prussian cavalry officer Jost von Fredersdorff falls in love with Lili, the lover of his superior. When they decide to get married, their plans are opposed by Jost's family and his superiors in the army and he is denied permission to wed Lili. When Jost insists on going through with the marriage and is even willing to leave the army, he is ordered to the capital where he is locked up. Lili sees that they cannot be together and leaves Jost so that he can remain an honorable soldier in the service of his king.
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Edited by Anneliese ArteltShot by Hans SchneebergerScored by Werner EisbrennerDesigned by Erich Kettelhut
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19 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Hildegard Knef
as Lili Schallweiß, Schauspielerin
O W Fischer
as Jost v. Fredersdorff, Rittmeister
Viktor De Kowa
as Manfred v. Prittwitz, Major
Karl Ludwig Diehl
as Oberst Kessler, Regiments-Kommandeur
Mathias Wieman
as Fritz v. Fredersdorff, Gutsbesitzer
Claus Biederstaedt
as von Gagern, Regiments-Adjutant
Maria Paudler
as Henriette Kessler
Helga Siemers
as Marta Kessler, Tochter
Alf Pankarter
as Leutnant v. Mürwitz
Reinhold Schunzel
as Schlumberger, Schauspieldirektor
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