239:. Before long Dieter wonders whether Karl-Heinz is really dead, and whether it would be safe to return to East Berlin. He is threatened by some of the young men in the home where they are staying. Kohle is concerned that the two friends will be separated. He drinks a solution of coffee and tobacco to feign illness, so he can't be sent away. The next morning, Dieter discovers Kohle dead, poisoned by the beverage. Dieter returns home, where Angela is pregnant with his child, and explains the situation to the police. He is released, while Karl-Heinz is imprisoned.
235:, where he murders a man while committing armed robbery. The police suspect that his friends assisted him. When he returns, Kohle and Dieter confront Karl-Heinz about an unpaid debt; he threatens them both with a pistol, and Kohle knocks him unconscious. Karl-Heinz recovers and runs away, but Dieter and Kohle believe they have killed Karl-Heinz. Kohle and Dieter get assistance in fleeing to West Berlin, and stay in a home with other young men in the western sector of the city. They plan to get to the
343:- and severely criticized by officials in the Ministry of Culture's Cinema Directorate upon its completion. It was seen by the authorities as portraying only the negative side of life in the country. Director Klein did not receive approval to begin filming, but did so anyhow, starting at October. When Klein held a screening of
371:
is one of numerous German-made films inspired by the
American young rebel films of the 1950s that featured young, male protagonists rebelling against the rule of law and breaking societal norms. Such films were heavily criticized by German officials of the GDR who believed it was the goal of the West
383:
Mira and
Antonin Liehm wrote that, while still attacking "West Berlin with the same propagandistic undertone of all DEFA films", it also "took into account the shady aspects of life in the East". Dagmar Schittly noted that the film acknowledged the East German youth's wish to emulate the life in
40:
347:
in the
Ministry of Culture, the officials present strongly disapproved of it, and intended to ban it. But when it was presented to the Central Committee of the
290:
296:
308:
212:
50:
266:
231:. The four, each with their troubled life, are often in trouble with the police. Karl-Heinz steals an identity document and uses it to enter
17:
538:
610:
522:
501:
479:
434:
600:
355:
praised Klein's work and declared that it would be beneficial for the populace. The film was approved for release.
605:
447:
615:
590:
412:
236:
595:
384:
the West, at least partially: on one occasion, Angela states that her model of the ideal man figure is
585:
302:
323:
535:
380:
The film was viewed by 1.5 million watchers in the first twelve weeks after its premiere.
8:
580:
260:
565:
518:
497:
475:
430:
348:
318:
272:
515:
Zwischen Regie und Regime. Die
Filmpolitik der SED im Spiegel der DEFA-Produktionen
363:
284:
542:
340:
248:
228:
195:
181:
76:
278:
574:
385:
128:
314:
205:
171:
94:
254:
352:
232:
559:
395:
was selected as one of the 100 most important German films in history.
224:
208:
372:
to destabilize East German society through the release of such films.
427:
Das zweite Leben der
Filmstadt Babelsberg. DEFA- Spielfilme 1946–1992
494:
The Most
Important Art: Soviet and Eastern European Film After 1945
39:
339:
was written in summer 1956 - during the early months of the
223:
Dieter, Angela, Kohle and Karl-Heinz are part of a group of
117:
572:
474:Drehort Berlin. Wo berĂĽhmte Filme entstanden".
361:was released only a year after the release of
367:(1956) in the Federal Republic of Germany.
38:
227:who prowl Schönhauser Allee, in Berlin's
14:
573:
450:[What happened in Berlin?].
24:
25:
627:
553:
492:Miera Liehm, Antonin J. Liehm .
218:
528:
507:
486:
466:
440:
419:
405:
13:
1:
416:on DEFA Foundation's website.
398:
330:
611:German black-and-white films
375:
359:Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser...
7:
601:1950s German-language films
448:"Was ist Berlin geschehen?"
237:Federal Republic of Germany
215:. It was released in 1957.
191:Berlin, Schoenhauser Corner
10:
632:
536:Berlin – Ecke Schönhauser…
413:Berlin – Ecke Schönhauser…
393:Berlin – Ecke Schönhauser…
337:Berlin – Ecke Schönhauser…
201:Berlin – Ecke Schönhauser…
33:Berlin – Ecke Schönhauser…
561:Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser
454:(in German). 18 June 1953
177:
167:
157:
134:
124:
108:
100:
90:
82:
72:
64:
56:
46:
37:
32:
18:Berlin - Ecke Schönhauser
143:30 August 1957
305:as Karl-Heinz's father
299:as Karl-Heinz's mother
275:as Police commissioner
242:
541:July 19, 2011, at the
425:Ralf Schenk (editor).
324:Gerd Michael Henneberg
293:as Kohle's stepfather
269:as Karl-Heinz Erdmann
199:
546:on PROGRESS' website.
311:as Dieter's brother
606:Films set in Berlin
281:as Angela's mother
261:Ernst-Georg Schwill
616:1950s German films
591:German crime films
335:The screenplay of
287:as Kohle's mother
596:East German films
523:978-3-86153-262-0
513:Dagmar Schittly.
502:978-0-520-04128-8
480:978-3-8148-0154-4
452:Neues Deutschland
435:978-3-89487-175-8
349:Free German Youth
319:Free German Youth
317:as member of the
291:Maximilian Larsen
273:Raimund Schelcher
225:delinquent youths
187:
186:
16:(Redirected from
623:
586:1957 crime films
547:
532:
526:
511:
505:
490:
484:
470:
464:
463:
461:
459:
444:
438:
437:. Pages 127–130.
423:
417:
409:
345:Ecke Schönhauser
285:Erika Dunkelmann
150:
148:
42:
30:
29:
21:
631:
630:
626:
625:
624:
622:
621:
620:
571:
570:
556:
551:
550:
543:Wayback Machine
533:
529:
525:. Pages 97–100.
512:
508:
491:
487:
471:
467:
457:
455:
446:
445:
441:
424:
420:
410:
406:
401:
378:
369:Die Halbstarken
364:Die Halbstarken
341:Khrushchev Thaw
333:
326:as American man
297:Ingeborg Beeske
249:Ekkehard Schall
245:
229:Prenzlauer Berg
221:
160:
153:
146:
144:
137:
120:
113:
111:
77:Ekkehard Schall
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
629:
619:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
583:
569:
568:
555:
554:External links
552:
549:
548:
527:
506:
485:
472:Markus MĂĽnch.
465:
439:
418:
403:
402:
400:
397:
377:
374:
332:
329:
328:
327:
321:
312:
309:Manfred Borges
306:
303:Siegfried WeiĂź
300:
294:
288:
282:
276:
270:
264:
258:
252:
244:
241:
220:
217:
185:
184:
179:
175:
174:
169:
165:
164:
161:
158:
155:
154:
152:
151:
140:
138:
135:
132:
131:
126:
125:Distributed by
122:
121:
116:
114:
109:
106:
105:
102:
98:
97:
92:
88:
87:
84:
83:Cinematography
80:
79:
74:
70:
69:
68:Erich Albrecht
66:
62:
61:
58:
54:
53:
48:
44:
43:
35:
34:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
628:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
578:
576:
567:
563:
562:
558:
557:
545:
544:
540:
537:
531:
524:
520:
516:
510:
503:
499:
495:
489:
483:
481:
477:
469:
453:
449:
443:
436:
432:
428:
422:
415:
414:
408:
404:
396:
394:
389:
387:
386:Marlon Brando
381:
373:
370:
366:
365:
360:
356:
354:
350:
346:
342:
338:
325:
322:
320:
316:
313:
310:
307:
304:
301:
298:
295:
292:
289:
286:
283:
280:
277:
274:
271:
268:
265:
262:
259:
256:
253:
250:
247:
246:
240:
238:
234:
230:
226:
216:
214:
213:Gerhard Klein
210:
207:
203:
202:
197:
193:
192:
183:
180:
176:
173:
170:
166:
162:
156:
142:
141:
139:
133:
130:
129:Progress Film
127:
123:
119:
115:
107:
103:
99:
96:
93:
89:
85:
81:
78:
75:
71:
67:
63:
60:Gerhard Klein
59:
55:
52:
51:Gerhard Klein
49:
45:
41:
36:
31:
19:
560:
534:
530:
514:
509:
493:
488:
473:
468:
456:. Retrieved
451:
442:
426:
421:
411:
407:
392:
390:
382:
379:
368:
362:
358:
357:
344:
336:
334:
315:Hartmut Reck
279:Helga Göring
222:
219:Plot summary
211:directed by
200:
190:
189:
188:
172:East Germany
159:Running time
136:Release date
104:GĂĽnter KlĂĽck
95:Evelyn Carow
504:. page 261.
458:October 21,
353:Hans Modrow
267:Harry Engel
233:West Berlin
206:East German
65:Produced by
47:Directed by
581:1957 films
575:Categories
482:. Page 63.
399:References
331:Production
257:as Angela
251:as Dieter
209:crime film
163:81 minutes
147:1957-08-30
110:Production
86:Wolf Göthe
57:Written by
391:At 1995,
376:Reception
263:as Kohle
255:Ilse Pagé
91:Edited by
27:1957 film
539:Archived
204:) is an
178:Language
101:Music by
73:Starring
168:Country
145: (
112:company
521:
500:
478:
433:
196:German
182:German
566:IMDb
519:ISBN
498:ISBN
476:ISBN
460:2015
431:ISBN
243:Cast
118:DEFA
564:at
577::
517:.
496:.
429:.
388:.
351:,
198::
462:.
194:(
149:)
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.