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When the Evening Bells Ring (1930)

When the Evening Bells Ring poster
Original title
Wenn die Abendglocken läuten
Directed by
Hanns Beck-Gaden
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
Weimar Republic
Runtime
1h 29m
Rated
12
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A story set in rural Bavaria follows people living simple lives in a small village. The film shows their daily routines and personal dramas as evening church bells ring.

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What happens

When the Evening Bells Ring (German: Wenn die Abendglocken läuten) is a 1930 German silent drama film directed by Hanns Beck-Gaden and starring Josef Berger, Rosa Kirchner-Lang and Hanns Beck-Gaden. It is a heimatfilm set in Bavaria. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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