The False Step (1939)
- Original title
- Der Schritt vom Wege
- Directed by
- Gustaf Gründgens
- Genre
- drama film, romance film
- Country
- Germany
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 4.9 of 10 from 8 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young woman marries an older man and moves to a small town. She starts a secret affair with a charming officer, leading to consequences that echo for years.
melancholictenseslow-burnvisually lushtragicrestrainedatmosphericdramatic
What happens
The False Step or The Step off the Path (German: Der Schritt vom Wege) is a 1939 German historical drama film directed by Gustaf Gründgens and starring Marianne Hoppe, Karl Ludwig Diehl and Paul Hartmann. It is an adaptation of Theodor Fontane's 1896 novel Effi Briest. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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