Before God and Man (German: Vor Gott und den Menschen) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Erich Engel and starring Viktor de Kowa, Antje Weisgerber and Hans Söhnker.[1] [2] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil Hasler and Walter Kutz.

Before God and Man
Directed byErich Engel
Written byKurt Heuser
Produced byRichard H. Riedel
Herbert Uhlich
StarringViktor de Kowa
Antje Weisgerber
Hans Söhnker
CinematographyKarl Löb
Edited byCarl Otto Bartning
Music byFriedl Behn-Grund
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Distributed byPrisma Film
Release date
  • 27 September 1955 (1955-09-27)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

Synopsis

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Shortly after the Second World War, Maria marries fellow lawyer Martin who had been severely wounded in action. She believes that her first husband Georg was killed in action, and married Martin, to some degree, out of pity. Several years later Georg resurfaces alive in Leipzig in East Germany and tries to resume their former relationship, but Maria comes to realise that it is Martin that she truly loves.

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.33
  2. ^ Elsaesser & Wedel p.81

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • Elsaesser, Thomas & Wedel, Michael . The BFI companion to German cinema. British Film Institute, 1999.
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