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Marriage Strike (1935)

Marriage Strike poster
Original title
Ehestreik
Directed by
Georg Jacoby
Genre
comedy film
Country
Nazi Germany
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A couple gets into a humorous dispute and decides to go on a strike from their marriage. The film follows the chaos that ensues as they try to outlast each other.

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What happens

Marriage Strike or Matrimonial Strike (German: Ehestreik) is a 1935 German comedy film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Trude Marlen, Paul Richter and Erika von Thellmann. It was remade in 1953. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Erich Kettelhut and Max Mellin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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