Kurt MaetzigCast
Paul Klinger 
Ilse Steppat Alfred Balthoff 
Claus Holm Willy Prager Walter Werner
Credits
Written by: Hans Schweikart
Plot
An actor and his Jewish wife face persecution in Nazi Germany, and he refuses to divorce her, in one of the first films to deal with the Third Reich.
Sinekatalog’s take
A moving, important film of post-war German cinema.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (273 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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