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Haus des Lebens (1952)

Haus des Lebens poster
Directed by
Karl Hartl
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
12
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film takes place in a maternity hospital. It follows the interconnected stories of the doctors, nurses, and new mothers who work and give birth there.

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What happens

House of Life (German: Haus des Lebens) is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Cornell Borchers and Edith Mill. The film's setting is a maternity hospital, portraying the stories of various staff and patients. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by Franz Bi and Botho Hoefer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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