Liebe bleibt nicht ohne Schmerzen (1980)
Four contemplative stories about problems with love: "Profitability" is about money, "The Smile" is about coping with a difficult situation, an "Experiment with Alf" is supposed to save a marriage, and in "Paternity" a lawyer and her husband are committed to a little girl who is the subject of a lawsuit.
Director: Alfred Vohrer
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Johannes Heesters as Narrator |
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Lambert Hamel as Paul Droster |
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Gertraud Jesserer as Anna Droster |
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Hannes Messemer as Herr Schirmer |
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Anaid Iplicjian as Frau Schirmer |
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Maria Becker as Frau Dr. Kramer |
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Edith Heerdegen as Frau Schulze |
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Ruth-Maria Kubitschek as Charlotte Lenz |
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Peter Pasetti as Robert Lenz |
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Ekkehardt Belle as Richard Lenz |
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Herbert Herrmann as Alf |
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Maria Schell as Dr. Agnes Schranz |
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Heinz Reincke as Rolf Schranz |
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Hubert Suschka as Herr Weissacker |
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Friedrich W. Bauschulte as |
| Directing | Alfred Vohrer | Director |
| Writing | Herbert Reinecker | Writer |
| Directing | Peter Weissflog | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Heinz Hölscher | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Valentin Kurz | Assistant Camera |
| Art | Götz Heymann | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Heidi Henschke-Deickert | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Katrin Dröge | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Karl-Heinz Hensel | Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Ingeborg Hesse | Editor |
| Sound | Werner Wittistock | Sound |
| Sound | Heinz Kiessling | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Wolfgang Rademann | Producer |
| Production | Dieter Rauh | Production Manager |
| Production | Klaus Knittel | Unit Manager |
| Crew | Gerd Bauer | Commissioning Editor |