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Sky Without Stars
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Sky Without Stars

1955-10-14 · 108 min · ★ 6.9

Drama · Romance

Anna is a factory worker in East Germany, but her five-year-old son Jochen lives with his grandparents in the West. Anna wants him to live with her, so she abducts him. Along the way she meets Carl, who helps her cross the border, and they fall in love.

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Directors
Helmut Käutner
Production companies
Neue Deutsche Filmgesellschaft
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Eva KotthausEva KotthausAnna Kaminski
Erik SchumannErik SchumannCarl Altmann
Rainer StangJochen Kaminski
Erich PontoErich PontoVater Kaminski
Lucie HöflichLucie HöflichMutter Kaminski
Georg ThomallaGeorg ThomallaWilli Becker
Gustav KnuthGustav KnuthOtto Friese
Camilla SpiraCamilla SpiraElsbeth Friese
Siegfried LowitzSiegfried LowitzHüske
Horst BuchholzHorst BuchholzMischa Bjelkin
Wolfgang NeussWolfgang NeussVopo Bröse
Paul BildtPaul BildtDirektor Klütsch
Joseph OffenbachJoseph OffenbachPolizeioffizier
Pinkas BraunPinkas BraunKommissar Engelbrecht
Edith HanckeEdith HanckeFrau am Kontrollpunkt
Lina CarstensLina Carstensalte Frau
Otto WernickeOtto WernickeInspektor Hoffmann
Beppo SchwaigerInspektor Henning

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