02 Jan 1949
Daughters of China
Women play a heroic role in the Volunteer Army fighting the Japanese in the puppet state of Manchukuo.
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A musical film based on biographical facts about Clara Wieck's love for composer Robert Schumann (1810-1856), her marriage against her will, Schumann's triumph, and his tragic end due to mental illness. The film is beautiful and entertaining, full of noble spirit and beautiful words about art and love, which only conflict in a theoretical context; not least thanks to its solid cast, this film is quite serious and far from kitsch. Completed in 1944, during World War II, the film was rejected by the Nazi leadership, but was eventually released and enjoyed success with an audience already weary of war.
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Hilde Krahl Clara Wieck
Mathias Wieman Robert Schumann
Paul Henckels Baron Fölkersam
Friedrich Kayssler Friedrich Wieck
Ullrich Haupt Johannes Brahms
Carl Napp Bürgermeister
Elly Burgmer Fräulein Leser
Emil Lohkamp Franz Liszt
Erika Helmke Madame Hülsebusch
Rudolf Drexler Tausch, Konzertmeister
Ernst Karchow Gerichtspräsident
Emil Heß Dr. Körber
Karl Hellmer Pistazy
Helmuth Schneider Student
Leopold von Ledebur Walter Tarrach Flügeladjutant
Leni Sponholz Hausmädchen
Bruno Harprecht König Karl IV. von Schweden
Clemens Hasse Clemens Rollfuß
Rudolf Klix Würdenträger am Königshof
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