Junge Frau von 1914

Directed by Egon Günther

Written by Egon Günther, Heinz Kamnitzer, Arnold Zweig

In 1914 Berlin, bank heiress Leonore Wahl and struggling Munich student Werner Bertin fall passionately in love, defying class and her parents’ expectations. Their idyll is shattered by the outbreak of WWI: Werner, swept up in patriotic fervor, is conscripted to the Western Front, while Leonore, pregnant and abandoned, faces her family’s condemnation and a clandestine abortion. Set against the tumult of war, the film explores idealism, social divides, and the personal costs of duty and desire.

Cast

Jutta Hoffmann

Leonore Wahl

Klaus Piontek

Werner Bertin

Inge Keller

Mathilde Wahl

Fred Düren

Hugo Wahl

Martin Flörchinger

Markus Wahl

Thomas Wolff

David Wahl

Heidemarie Wenzel

Paula Weber

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Erwin Nowiaszak

Sascha

Zofia Rysiówna

Frau Kampfeneder

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Elsa Grube-Deister

Frau Pahl

Manfred Krug

Wilhem Pahl

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Ruth Kommerell

Bertins Mutter