The Man Who Wanted to Live Twice (1950)

Original title

Der Mann, der zweimal leben wollte

Directed by

Victor Tourjansky

Genre

drama film

Country

Germany

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to restart his life after a disaster. The film follows his struggle to escape his past and build a new identity.

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What happens

The Man Who Wanted to Live Twice (German: Der Mann, der zweimal leben wollte) is a 1950 West German drama film directed by Viktor Tourjansky and starring Rudolf Forster, Olga Chekhova and Heidemarie Hatheyer. The future star Marianne Koch made her debut in this film, having been discovered by the director while working at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Franz Bi and Botho Hoefer. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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