- Summary
- In the aftermath of World War II, Susanne Wallner returns from a concentration camp to find that her Berlin apartment is occupied by Dr. Hans Mertens, a former officer in the German army who has been severely traumatized by the atrocities perpetrated by his superiors. The unlikely pair form a delicate friendship as they struggle to restore some normalcy to their hellishly bleak existence. By chance Mertens one day encounters Bruckner, his former Nazi commander, who has not only readjusted to civilian life but seems to have economically benefited from his wartime command.
- Variant Title
- Murderers are among us
- Format
- Video
- Published
- [Northampton, Mass.] : Icestorm International in association with the University of Massachusetts, c1998
- Locale
- Germany
Berlin
Germany (East)
- Other Authors/Editors
- Staudte, Wolfgang, 1906-1984.
Uhlich, Herbert.
Knef, Hildegard, 1925-2002.
Borchert, Ernst Wilhelm, 1907-1990.
Sellmer, Erna, 1905-1983.
Forsch, Robert, 1871-1948.
Paulsen, Arno, 1900-1969.
DEFA.
Sovėksportfilʹm (Firm)
Icestorm International, Inc.
University of Massachusetts (System)
- Notes
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1946.
Photography, Friedl Behn-Grun, Eugen Klagemann ; music, Ernst Roters ; editor, Hans Heinrich.
Hildegard Knef, Ernst Wilhelm Borchert, Erna Sellmer, Robert Forsch, Arno Paulsen.
VHS.
In German with English subtitles.
