Christabel (1988)

Directed by

Adrian Shergold

Genre

biographical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

2h 29m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An English woman marries a German lawyer in the 1930s and lives through World War II in Germany. The series follows her experiences during the Nazi era.

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What happens

Christabel is a four-part British drama series first shown on BBC2 between 16 November and 7 December 1988. It is based on the memoirs of Christabel Bielenberg, an English woman married to a German lawyer during World War II. Her book, The Past is Myself depicted life in Germany during 1932 - 1945. The screenplay was written by Dennis Potter, and was directed by Adrian Shergold. Each episode runs around 65 minutes. It stars Elizabeth Hurley in one of her earliest leading roles. Part of the series was filmed at the disused Camperdown Works jute mill complex in Dundee, which doubled for 1940s Berlin. Other scenes were filmed in Hungary and Austria. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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