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No Place for Love (1947)

No Place for Love poster
Original title
Kein Platz für Liebe
Directed by
Hans Deppe
Genre
comedy film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 17m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

In bombed-out Berlin after World War II, there is a severe housing shortage. A young couple struggles to find a place to live together. The film follows their attempts to secure a home while dealing with the city's devastation and the challenges of daily life.

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What happens

No Place for Love (German: Kein Platz für Liebe) is a 1947 German comedy film directed by Hans Deppe and starring Bruni Löbel, Heinz Lausch and Ernst Legal. It was made in the Soviet Sector of Berlin by the state-controlled DEFA company. It is part of the post-war tradition of rubble films. Its plot revolves around the shortage of housing in the bombed-out city. It was shot at the Johannisthal Studios and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Erdmann and Kurt Herlth. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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