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Girls Behind Bars (1949)

Girls Behind Bars poster
Original title
Mädchen hinter Gittern
Directed by
Alfred Braun
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 25m
Rating
3.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman is sent to a prison where she faces harsh conditions and strict authority. She struggles to survive among the other inmates and guards.

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What happens

Girls Behind Bars (German: Mädchen hinter Gittern) is a 1949 West German drama film directed by Alfred Braun and starring Petra Peters, Richard Häussler and Edelweiß Malchin. It was made at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art director Willi Herrmann. The film was remade as the 1965 film of the same title directed by Rudolf Zehetgruber. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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