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The Falling Star (1950)

The Falling Star poster
Original title
Der fallende Stern
Directed by
Harald Braun
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 48m
Rated
16
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man grapples with personal failure and societal judgment in post-war Germany. His choices lead to isolation and a confrontation with his own past.

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What happens

The Falling Star (German: Der fallende Stern) is a 1950 West German drama film directed by Harald Braun and starring Werner Krauss, Dieter Borsche and Gisela Uhlen. It was entered into the 1951 Cannes Film Festival. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Sohnle and Fritz Lück. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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