Law of Love (German: Das Gesetz der Liebe) is a 1949 German historical drama film directed by Hans Schweikart and starring Hilde Krahl, Paul Hubschmid and Ferdinand Marian.[1] Production began in 1944 during the Nazi era and was completed by 1945, but the end of the Second World War led to delays in its distribution as also occurred with several other productions.[2] It was not released for a further four years until its premiere in Erlangen, Bavaria in the newly established West Germany. Its West Berlin premiere took place in May 1950.

Law of Love
Directed byHans Schweikart
Written byErnst von Salomon
Based onDas Gesetz der Liebe by Fred Andreas
Produced byGerhard Staab
StarringHilde Krahl
Paul Hubschmid
Ferdinand Marian
CinematographyBruno Stephan
Edited byLudolf Grisebach
Music byOskar Wagner
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Distributed byUnion-Film
Release date
  • 30 December 1949 (1949-12-30)
Running time
96 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageGerman

The film was based on a 1936 novel of the same title by Fred Andreas. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and at the Hostivar Studios in German-occupied Prague. The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Sohnle.

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References

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  1. ^ Bock & Bergfelder p.259
  2. ^ Rentschler p.287

Bibliography

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  • Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.
  • Rentschler, Eric. The Ministry of Illusion: Nazi Cinema and Its Afterlife. Harvard University Press, 1996.
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