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Intrigue and Love (1959)

Intrigue and Love poster
Original title
Kabale und Liebe
Directed by
Martin Hellberg
Genre
drama film
Country
German Democratic Republic, Germany
Runtime
1h 48m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This film adapts Friedrich Schiller's play about a romance between a nobleman and a commoner. Their love is threatened by political scheming and social class divides.

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What happens

Intrigue and Love (German: Kabale und Liebe) is a 1959 East German historical drama film directed by Martin Hellberg and starring Wolf Kaiser, Otto Mellies and Marion Van de Kamp. The film was made by the East German state-owned DEFA studio. It is an adaptation of Friedrich Schiller's 1784 play Intrigue and Love. The film's sets were designed by the art director Harald Horn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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