Immortal Light (German: Unvergängliches Licht) is a 1951 West German drama film directed by Arthur Maria Rabenalt and starring Rudolf Forster, Cornell Borchers and Volker von Collande.[1] It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich and on location in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Willi A. Herrmann and Heinrich Weidemann.
| Immortal Light | |
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| Directed by | Arthur Maria Rabenalt |
| Written by | |
| Produced by | Vahagen Vartany |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Konstantin Irmen-Tschet |
| Edited by | Heinz Haber |
| Music by | |
Production company | Badal-Film |
| Distributed by | Union-Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 93 minutes |
| Country | West Germany |
| Language | German |
Synopsis edit
After a happy upbringing the death of Michèle Printemps's father leaves her in the hands of her cruel mother who tries to sell her into a life of prostitution in Paris. She escapes this life when she meets the young engineer and aspiring racing driver René Garnier. However, after discovering that she has a serious illness, she pushes him away, selflessly wanting him to concentrate on his own career.
Cast edit
- Rudolf Forster as Graf Kalinsky
- Cornell Borchers as Michèle Printemps
- Volker von Collande as René Garnier
- Hilde Hildebrand as Madame de Latour
- Hans Reiser as Marcel
- Nicolaus Ellin as Kammerdiener Sascha
- Gustav Waldau as Dr. Duval
- Fritz Reiff as Engländer
- Loni Heuser as Diseuse
- Rudolf Reiff as Perrin
- Katharina Mayberg as Perrins Tochter
- Wolfgang Keppler as Cherrier
- Harald Mannl as Bezirksarzt
- Arnulf Schröder as Portier
References edit
- ^ Bock & Bergfelder p. 487
Bibliography edit
- Bock, Hans-Michael; Bergfelder, Tim, eds. (2009). The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. New York: Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-57181-655-9.
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