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Hälfte des Lebens

This tragic love story relates ten decisive years in the life of the great Romantic poet Friedrich Hölderlin, played by a young Ulrich Mühe.

1h 38m1985TMDb 4.4

RomanceHistoryDrama

German

Crew and Cast

Herrmann ZschocheHerrmann ZschocheDirectorUlrich MüheUlrich MüheFriedrich HölderlinJenny GröllmannJenny GröllmannSusette GontardSwetlana SchönfeldSwetlana SchönfeldMarie RätzerMichael GwisdekMichael GwisdekJakob Gontard
Peter-Mario GrauIsaac von Sinclair
Christine GlogerHölderlins MutterSimone FrostSimone FrostHölderlins Schwester HenrikeChristine HarbortChristine HarbortHaushälterin WilhelmineReimar Johannes BaurReimar Johannes BaurDr. EbelRolf HoppeRolf HoppeWilhelm Heinse
Matthias GüntherProf. AuthenriethHilmar BaumannHilmar BaumannKonsul MeyerPeter BausePeter BauseLandgraf
Trude BrentinaSeniorin Gontard
Thomas GumpertFreund N.
Gerd Michael HennebergFranzösischer Schlossherr

Storyline

This tragic love story relates ten decisive years in the life of the great Romantic poet Friedrich Hölderlin, played by a young Ulrich Mühe.

  • DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme

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Info

Status
Released
Released
18 April 1985
Runtime
1h 38m
TMDB score
4.4 / 10 (6 votes)

Production

Director
Herrmann Zschoche
Writers
Herrmann Zschoche, Christa Kožik
Studios
DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme
Countries
Germany, East Germany

Languages

Original
German
Spoken
German, French