Don't Forget Love
1953 film by Paul Verhoeven
Don't Forget Love (German: Vergiß die Liebe nicht) is a 1953 West German romantic comedy film directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Luise Ullrich, Paul Dahlke and Will Quadflieg. It was shot at the Wandsbek Studios as well as on location in Hamburg and Innsbruck. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hermann Warm and Heinrich Weidemann.
Synopsis
A couple's marriage becomes strained when the husband becomes too busy and neglects his wife.
Cast
Luise Ullrich as Anna Kienzel
Paul Dahlke as Dr. Franz Kienzel
Will Quadflieg as Paul Cornelius
Annie Rosar as Frau Stadler, Haushälterin
Carl-Heinz Schroth as Nino Pizzini
Charlott Daudert as Nora Pizzini
Lis Van Essen as Käthe Kienzel
Beate Koepnick as Tilly Kienzel
Frank Riedmüller as Walter Kienzel
Eckart Dux as Freddy
Ilse Bally as Jeanne Löhr
Erwin Linder as Andreas Löhr
Hans Friedrich as Herr Wendel
Gudrun Thielemann as Frau Wendel
References
Bibliography
Hake, Sabine. German National Cinema. Routledge, 2002.
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