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Sky without stars (1955)

Sky without stars poster
Original title
Himmel ohne Sterne
Directed by
Helmut Käutner
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 49m
Rated
12
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 15 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man falls in love with a woman in divided Germany. The political border complicates their relationship and separates them.

melancholicsomberreflectiveromanticbittersweetatmosphericrestrainedslow-burn

What happens

Sky Without Stars (German: Himmel ohne Sterne) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Helmut Käutner and starring Erik Schumann, Eva Kotthaus and Horst Buchholz. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Berthel and Robert Stratil. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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