Das Leben ruft (1944)

Directed by

Arthur Maria Rabenalt

Genre

fiction film

Country

German Reich

Runtime

1h 17m

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a drama adapted from an 1898 play. It follows characters dealing with personal and societal expectations in early 20th century Germany. The story centers on a woman and the men in her life.

melancholicearnestreflectiverestrainedsomberslightly datedslow-paced

What happens

Life Calls (German: Das Leben ruft) is a 1944 German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Sybille Schmitz, Paul Klinger and Elsa Wagner. It was based on the 1898 play Mutter Erde by Max Halbe. It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place in Breslau in Silesia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Ernst H. Albrecht. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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