Stars (1959)
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- 1h 31min
- War, Drama
- 23 Mar 1959 (Bulgaria)
- Movie
The tragic love of a Jewish girl and a Nazi officer is presented as a symbol of human purity defeated by fascism and racial prejudice.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast
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Sasha Krusharska | ... |
Ruth
(as Sascia Krusciarska)
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| Jürgen Frohriep | ... |
Walter
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Erik S. Klein | ... |
Kurt
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| Stefan Pejchev | ... |
Bai Petko
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Georgi Naumov | ... |
Blashe
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Ivan Kondov | ... |
Ruth's father
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Milka Tuykova | ... |
Partisan
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Shtilyan Kunev | ... |
Doctor
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Naicho Petrov | ... |
Police Govenor
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Elena Hranova | ... |
Starata evreyka
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Leo Conforti | ... |
Nervous jewish man
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Grigor Vachkov | ... |
Montyor v rabotilnitzata
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Yuriy Yakovlev | ... |
German officer
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| Itschak Fintzi | ... |
Jewish Man
(as Itzhak Finzi)
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Georgi Banchev | ... |
Woodman
(as Georgi Bantschew)
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Kancho Boshnakov | ... |
Hungry Jewish
(as Kyntscho Boschankow)
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Luna Davidova | ... |
Pregnant Jewish Woman
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Trifon Dzhonev | ... |
Schmied
(as Trifon Djonew)
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Bella Eschkenazy | ... |
Jewish Woman with Child
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Hans Fiebrandt | ... |
Soldier
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| Hannjo Hasse | ... |
Captain
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Waltraud Kramm | ... |
Muzzi's Friend
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Tsonka Miteva | ... |
Muzzi
(as Sonka Miteva)
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Avram Pinkas | ... |
Water Carrier
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Gani Staykov | ... |
Feverish Man
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Marin Toschew | ... |
Smoker Jewish Woman
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Peter Vasilev | ... |
Jewish Trader
(as Peter Wassiliew)
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Albert Zahn | ... |
Sentinel
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Directed by
| Konrad Wolf | ||
Written by
| Angel Wagenstein | ... | (writer) (as Angel Vagenshtain) |
Produced by
| Valcho Draganov | ... | line producer |
Music by
| Simeon Pironkov | ||
Cinematography by
| Werner Bergmann | ||
Editing by
| Christa Wernicke | ||
Production Design by
| Hose Sancha | ||
Set Decoration by
| Alfred Drosdek | ||
| Mariya Ivanova | ||
Costume Design by
| Albert Seidner | ||
Makeup Department
| Otto Banse | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Valcho Draganov | ... | production manager (as Wyltscho Draganow) |
| Hans-Joachim Funk | ... | unit manager |
| Boyan Marinchev | ... | unit manager |
| Siegfried Nürnberger | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Michael Englberger | ... | assistant director |
| Zako Heskiya | ... | assistant director |
| Rangel Vulchanov | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Alfred Drosdek | ... | set builder |
| Mariya Ivanova | ... | set builder (as Maria Iwanowa) |
| Kiril Lambrev | ... | property master |
| Siegfried Wittke | ... | property master: outdoor |
Sound Department
| Erich Schmidt | ... | sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Manfred Damm | ... | assistant camera |
| Hans Heinrich | ... | camera operator |
| Ilja Kyrilow | ... | lighting design |
| Lote Mihaylova | ... | still photographer |
| Werner Teichmann | ... | lighting design |
| Hristo Valchanov | ... | assistant camera |
Additional Crew
| Willi Brückner | ... | dramaturg |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Allotria Filmi (1960) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Europa-Filmverleih AG (1960) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Progress Film-Verleih (1959) (East Germany) (theatrical)
- Rome International Films (1961) (Italy) (theatrical)
- DEFA Film Library, University of Massachusetts (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- Icestorm Entertainment (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- Studio Hamburg Enterprises (2018) (Germany) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Stationed in a remote, quiet Bulgarian village in 1943, sensitive artist and Wehrmacht officer Walter is pleased to be away from the horrors of the battlefield. With his brigade channelling entire populations of captured Greek Jews to the hellish concentration camp, Auschwitz, Walter sees his world turn upside-down when young Grecian prisoner Ruth summons up the courage and turns to him for help with a pregnant woman. Against the backdrop of a dangerously volatile situation, little by little, conflicting emotions take over the unlikely couple, as Walter falls for Ruth. Can there be a future for the doomed lovers? Written by Nick Riganas |
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Featured in Die Nacht der Regisseure (1995). See more » |