The Girl on the Diving Board (1967)
The 18-year-old Katharina Jens is a high diving champion and succeeds in everything she does. When she enters an international contest in place of her team colleague Claudia, expectations are accordingly high. However, when she misses the one-and-a-half somersault with a double twist her team fails to gain victory. Suddenly, the question arises if she is in fact good enough.
Director: Kurt Maetzig
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Christiane Lanzke as Katharina |
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Klaus Piontek as Peter |
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Hannjo Hasse as Klemm |
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Monika Woytowicz as Claudia |
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Helga Göring as Chemielehrerin |
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Agnes Kraus as Dodo |
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Regina Beyer as Springerin |
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Berko Acker as junger Mann |
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Irene Korb as Katharinas Mutter |
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Norbert Christian as |
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Günter Grabbert as |
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Irma Münch as |
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Harald Moszdorf as |
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Willi Neuenhahn as |
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Fritz Marquardt as |
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Werner Wieland as |
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Petra Kelling as |
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Armin Mechsner as |
| Directing | Kurt Maetzig | Director |
| Writing | Ralph Knebel | Writer |
| Crew | Erich Gusko | Cinematography |
| Editing | Brigitte Krex | Editor |
| Sound | Gerhard Rosenfeld | Music |