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André and Ursula (1955)

André and Ursula poster
Original title
André und Ursula
Directed by
Werner Jacobs
Genre
drama film, romance film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 20m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This West German film tells a love story set against the backdrop of World War II. A soldier and a young woman meet and fall in love during the chaos of war, but their happiness is threatened by the conflict around them.

romanticmelancholicbittersweetwartimeclassicsentimentaldramaticpoignant

What happens

André and Ursula is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Werner Jacobs and starring Ivan Desny, Elisabeth Müller and Ina Peters. It was based on the 1937 novel of the same title by Polly Maria Höfler. The film updates the book's storyline from the First to the Second World War. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Franz Bi and Bruno Monden. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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