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When Sweet Moonlight Is Sleeping in the Hills (1969)

When Sweet Moonlight Is Sleeping in the Hills poster
Original title
Wenn süß das Mondlicht auf den Hügeln schläft
Directed by
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Genre
family, drama, comedy
Country
Germany
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
6
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This German drama follows a family in a rural village as they deal with everyday life and personal troubles. It focuses on the relationships between parents, children, and neighbors during a particular summer.

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What happens

When Sweet Moonlight Is Sleeping in the Hills (German: Wenn süß das Mondlicht auf den Hügeln schläft) is a 1969 West German drama film directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner and starring Werner Hinz, Luitgard Im and Diana Körner. It is based on the 1967 novel At the Height of the Moon by Eric Malpass. It is the sequel to the 1968 film Morning's at Seven. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin and on location around Bergisch Gladbach and Solingen in North Rhine-Westphalia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Werner Schlichting. It premiered at the UFA-Palast in Cologne. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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