Lightning Around Barbara (1941)

Original title

Wetterleuchten um Barbara

Directed by

Werner Klingler

Genre

drama

Country

Germany

Runtime

1h 21m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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How it feels

A drama set in the Tyrol region of Austria around the time of the Anschluss. It follows characters dealing with local conflicts and political change.

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What happens

Lightning Around Barbara (German: Wetterleuchten um Barbara) is a 1941 German drama film directed by Werner Klingler and starring Sybille Schmitz, Attila Hörbiger and Maria Koppenhöfer. It is a heimatfilm with Nazi propaganda overtones, set in the Tyrol region of Austria in the year of the Anschluss. It was shot at the Schönbrunn and Sievering Studios in Vienna and on location around Steinach am Brenner. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Gabriel Pellon and Heinrich Richter. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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