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The Endless Night (1963)

The Endless Night poster
Original title
Die endlose Nacht
Directed by
Will Tremper
Genre
drama film
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
16
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 13 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of travelers become stranded at Tempelhof Airport in West Berlin. Their long night of waiting reveals personal conflicts and hidden tensions.

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What happens

The Endless Night (German: Die endlose Nacht) is a 1963 West German drama film directed by Will Tremper and starring Karin Hübner, Louise Martini and Harald Leipnitz. It was shot on location at Tempelhof Airport in West Berlin. It premiered in the city's Marmorhaus cinema. It screened at the Locarno Film Festival later the same year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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