Star-Crossed Lovers

Overview

Magdalena and Michael have loved each other since they were children. But when the Nazis come to power, Michael rebels against the regime and is sentenced to fifteen years in a concentration camp. Magdalena, meanwhile, goes underground with the help of a friend and later immigrates to the Soviet Union. Michael, who has joined the Red Army, discovers on the way to Moscow that Magdalena is staying there. But when his plane lands, she is already on her way back to Germany. Michael hopes that one day, he and Magdalena will be reunited.

Directed by Frank Beyer

Top cast

Annekathrin Bürger

Magdalena

Armin Mueller-Stahl

Michael

Ulrich Thein

Jürgen

Marga Legal

Mutter Seifert

B

Betty Loewen

Hanna Bartels

Monika Lennartz

Katja

G

Gertraud Kreissig

Ursula

N

Natalja J. Iljina

Wera

T

Talla S. Nowikowa

Pilotin

Leonid Iudov

Sascha

N

Nikolai J. Lukinow

Sowjet Major

Walter Lendrich

Schröter

Günter Naumann

Soldat Herbert

Fred Delmare

Soldat Albert

Erik Veldre

Soldat Hans

Manfred Krug

Hauptmann

Erich Brauer

J

Johannes Maus

W

Waldemar Jacobi

Horst Jonischkan

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