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Rosemary (1958)

Rosemary poster
Original title
Das Mädchen Rosemarie
Directed by
Rolf Thiele
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 41m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Based on a true scandal, it follows a young woman working as a call girl in 1950s Frankfurt. Her life intersects with powerful men leading to tragic consequences.

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What happens

Rosemary (German: Das Mädchen Rosemarie, lit. 'The Girl Rosemarie') is a 1958 West German drama film directed by Rolf Thiele and starring Nadja Tiller, Peter van Eyck, and Carl Raddatz. The film portrays the scandal that surrounded Rosemarie Nitribitt. Thiele made a second film about Nitribitt, Rosemary's Daughter, which was released in 1976. The film was a joint winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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