A Time to Love and a Time to Die
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A Time to Love and a Time to Die is a 1958 CinemaScope
drama film
directed by Douglas Sirk
and starring John Gavin
. It is based on the book by the German author, Erich Maria Remarque
, set on the Eastern Front (World War II)
, and in Nazi Germany
.
CinemaScope
CinemaScope was an anamorphic lens series used for shooting wide screen movies from 1953 to 1967. Its creation in 1953, by the president of 20th Century-Fox, marked the beginning of the modern anamorphic format in both principal photography and movie projection.The anamorphic lenses theoretically...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk
Douglas Sirk was a Danish-German film director best known for his work in Hollywood melodramas in the 1950s.-Life and work:...
and starring John Gavin
John Gavin
John Gavin is an American film actor and a former United States Ambassador to Mexico. Gavin is half Mexican and fluent in Spanish....
. It is based on the book by the German author, Erich Maria Remarque
Erich Maria Remarque
Erich Maria Remarque was a German author, best known for his novel All Quiet on the Western Front.-Life and work:...
, set on the Eastern Front (World War II)
Eastern Front (World War II)
The Eastern Front of World War II was a theatre of World War II between the European Axis powers and co-belligerent Finland against the Soviet Union, Poland, and some other Allies which encompassed Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe from 22 June 1941 to 9 May 1945...
, and in Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
.
Cast
- John GavinJohn GavinJohn Gavin is an American film actor and a former United States Ambassador to Mexico. Gavin is half Mexican and fluent in Spanish....
- Ernst Graeber - Liselotte PulverLiselotte PulverLiselotte Pulver , sometimes credited as Lilo Pulver, is a Swiss actress.Pulver was one of the stars of German cinema in the 1950s and 1960s, where she often was cast as a tomboy...
- Elizabeth Kruse Graeber (as Lilo Pulver) - Jock MahoneyJock MahoneyJock Mahoney was an American actor and stuntman of Irish, French, and Cherokee ancestry. Born Jacques O'Mahoney, he was credited variously as Jock Mahoney, Jack O'Mahoney or Jock O'Mahoney. He starred in two television series, both westerns...
- Immerman - Don DeForeDon DeForeDonald John DeFore was an American actor who played "the regular guy" and "the good, ol' boy next door" in many films in the 1940s and 1950s.-Life and career:...
- Hermann Boettcher - Keenan WynnKeenan WynnKeenan Wynn was an American character actor. His bristling mustache and expressive face were his stock in trade, and though he rarely had a lead role, he got prominent billing in most of his film and TV parts....
- Reuter - Erich Maria RemarqueErich Maria RemarqueErich Maria Remarque was a German author, best known for his novel All Quiet on the Western Front.-Life and work:...
- Professor Pohlmann - Dieter BorscheDieter BorscheDieter Borsche was a German film actor. He appeared in over 90 films between 1935 and 1981.He was born in Hanover, Germany and died in Nuremberg, Germany.-Selected filmography:* The Falling Star * Dr...
- Captain Rahe - Barbara RüttingBarbara RüttingBarbara Rütting is a German film actress and author. She appeared in 50 films between 1952 and 1979. She was born in Ludwigsfelde-Wietstock, Germany.-Selected filmography:* The Last Bridge * Mädchen ohne Grenzen...
- Woman Guerrilla - Thayer DavidThayer DavidThayer David was a film, stage and television actor. He was best known for his work on the cult ABC serial Dark Shadows and as the fight promoter George Jergens in the Oscar-winning movie Rocky . He also appeared as Count Arne Saknussemm in the film Journey to the Center of the Earth in 1959...
- Oscar Binding - Charles RégnierCharles RégnierCharles Régnier was a German film actor. He appeared in over 135 films between 1949 and 2000.He was born in Freiburg, Germany and died in Bad Wiessee, Germany.-Selected filmography:* The Last Illusion...
- Joseph - Dorothea WieckDorothea WieckDorothea Wieck was a German theatre and film actress.- Career :Wieck made her debut in 1926 and appeared in several silent films...
- Frau Lieser - Kurt MeiselKurt MeiselKurt Meisel was an Austrian actor and film director. He appeared in 65 films between 1934 and 1994. He also directed 21 films between 1949 and 1984.Meisel was married to the actress Ursula Lingen...
- Heini - Agnes WindeckAgnes WindeckAgnes Windeck was a German theatre and film actress. She appeared in 55 films between 1939 and 1973.She was born in Hamburg and started her career at the Deutsches Schauspielhaus. She later worked as a teacher at the drama school of the Deutsches Theater in Berlin...
- Frau Witte - Clancy CooperClancy CooperClancy Cooper was an American actor. He appeared in over 100 films between 1938 and 1962.He was born in Boise, Idaho and died in Hollywood, California.-Selected filmography:* The Secret Code...
- Sauer - John van DreelenJohn van DreelenJohn van Dreelen was a Dutch-born American-based actor, who frequently performed on television from the 1960s through the 1980s...
- Political Officer - Klaus KinskiKlaus KinskiKlaus Kinski, born Klaus Günter Karl Nakszynski , was a German actor. He appeared in more than 130 films, and is perhaps best-remembered as a leading role actor in Werner Herzog films: Aguirre, the Wrath of God , Nosferatu the Vampyre , Woyzeck , Fitzcarraldo and Cobra Verde .-Early...
- Gestapo Lieutenant - Alice TreffAlice TreffAlice Treff was a German film actress.She appeared in over 120 films between 1932 and 2001.She was born and died in Berlin, Germany.-Selected filmography:* Der Auftrag Höglers...
- Frau Langer - Alexander EngelAlexander EngelAlexander Engel was a German film actor. He appeared in 73 films between 1932 and 1968.He was born in Berlin, Germany and died in Saarbrücken, Germany.-Selected filmography:* Heart of Stone...
- Mad Air Raid Warden - Jim HuttonJim HuttonDana James Hutton , usually credited as Jim Hutton, was an American actor in film and television probably best remembered for his role as Ellery Queen in the 1970s TV series of the same name.-Early life and career:...
- Hirschland (as Dana J. Hutton) - Bengt LindströmBengt LindströmBengt Karl Erik Lindström was a Swedish artist. Lindström was one of Sweden's best known contemporary artists with a characteristic style of distinct colors, often including contorted faces....
- Steinbrenner - Wolf Harnisch - Sergeant Muecke
- Karl Ludwig Lindt - Dr. Karl Fresenburg
- Lisa Helwig - Frau Kleinert
Awards
Nominated- Academy Award: Best Sound Mixing (Leslie I. CareyLeslie I. CareySound recordist Leslie I. Carey first hit Hollywood in 1938, where he embarked on the first of over 300 films...
) (1959) - Berlin Film Festival8th Berlin International Film FestivalThe 8th annual Berlin International Film Festival was held from June 27 to July 8, 1958.-Jury:* Frank Capra * J. Novais Teixeira* Jean Marais* Paul Rotha* L. B. Rao* Duilio Coletti* Michiko Tanaka* Gerhard T...
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(1958)