Star-Crossed Lovers

Star-Crossed Lovers

89 mins | Drama, History | June 8, 1962

Magdalena and Michael have loved each other since they were children. But when the Nazis come to power, Michael rebels against the regime and is sentenced to fifteen years in a concentration camp. Magdalena, meanwhile, goes underground with the help of a friend and later immigrates to the Soviet Union. Michael, who has joined the Red Army, discovers on the way to Moscow that Magdalena is staying there. But when his plane lands, she is already on her way back to Germany. Michael hopes that one day, he and Magdalena will be reunited.

Star-Crossed Lovers

89 mins | Drama, History | June 8, 1962

Star-Crossed Lovers
Magdalena and Michael have loved each other since they were children. But when the Nazis come to power, Michael rebels against the regime and is sentenced to fifteen years in a concentration camp. Magdalena, meanwhile, goes underground with the help of a friend and later immigrates to the Soviet Union. Michael, who has joined the Red Army, discovers on the way to Moscow that Magdalena is staying there. But when his plane lands, she is already on her way back to Germany. Michael hopes that one day, he and Magdalena will be reunited.
Producers DEFA
Original title Königskinder
Directors Frank Beyer
Writers Gerhard Hartwig, Walter Gorrish, Edith Gorrish

Cast

Armin Mueller-Stahl

as Michael

Annekathrin Bürger

as Magdalena

Ulrich Thein

as Jürgen

Fred Delmare

as Soldat Albert

Gertraud Kreissig

as Ursula

Manfred Krug

as Hauptmann

Marga Legal

as Mutter Seifert

Betty Loewen

as Hanna Bartels

Walter Lendrich

as Schröter

Monika Lennartz

as Katja

Nikolai J. Lukinow

as Sowjet Major

Talla S. Nowikowa

as Pilotin

Leonid Swjetlow

as Soldat Sascha

Erik Veldre

as Soldat Hans

Günter Naumann

as Soldat Herbert