Story of a Young Couple

Story of a Young Couple

102 mins | Drama | Jan. 18, 1952

A young married couple - both of them actors - work in the divided city of Berlin. Agnes, the young woman, is on location in East Berlin, and Jochen, her husband, works at the Westend Theater in West Berlin. This young marriage is in danger of breaking up as they vehemently defend their diametrically opposed views. The way they see politics, art and the world differs extremely.

Story of a Young Couple

102 mins | Drama | Jan. 18, 1952

Story of a Young Couple
A young married couple - both of them actors - work in the divided city of Berlin. Agnes, the young woman, is on location in East Berlin, and Jochen, her husband, works at the Westend Theater in West Berlin. This young marriage is in danger of breaking up as they vehemently defend their diametrically opposed views. The way they see politics, art and the world differs extremely.
Producers DEFA
Original title Roman einer jungen Ehe
Directors Kurt Maetzig
Writers Bodo Uhse, Kurt Maetzig

Cast

Yvonne Merin

as Agnes Sailer

Hans-Peter Thielen

as Jochen Karsten

Willy A. Kleinau

as Ulrich Plisch

Hilde Sessak

as Carla

Harry Hindemith

as Burmeister

Martin Hellberg

as Möbius

Hanns Groth

as Lutz Frank

Alfons Mühlhofer

as Ernst Winkler

Horst Preusker

as Jonas

Waltraud Kogel

as Astrid Kern

Albert Garbe

as Otto Dulz

Brigitte Krause

as Brigitte Dulz

Gisela Rimpler

as Felicitas Bach

Friedrich Gnaß

as Hotelportier

Egon Brosig

as Standesbeamter

Alwin Lippisch

as Regisseur Hartmann

Maria Besendahl

as Garderobiere