The Seventh Year (1969)
Dr. Barbara Heim, a heart surgeon, and Gunter Heim, a well-known actor, have been married for seven years. They have a six-year-old daughter. Both partners are totally taken up by their work which is physically and mentally demanding. So there is little time left for family life and the strained relations worsen and finally plunge Barbara into a crisis - shortly before their seventh wedding anniversary. At this very point a child dies in hospital, prompting Barbara to ask herself in desperation if - and for how long she can put up with the double burden of career and family. On top of this, she notices that Gunter is starting to compare her to other women.
Director: Frank Vogel
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Jessy Rameik as Dr. Barbara Heim |
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Wolfgang Kieling as Günter Heim |
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Bettina Mächler as Gabi Heim |
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Ulrich Thein as Dr. Manfred Sommer |
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Monika Gabriel as Margot Sommer |
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Hanns Anselm Perten as Chefarzt |
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Günter Naumann as Wölfchen |
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Alfred Müller as |
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Karin Beewen as |
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Manfred Bendik as |
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Carl Heinz Choynski as |
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Otto Dierichs as |
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Michael Gerber as |
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Gerd Michael Henneberg as |
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Heinz Hupfer as |
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Christl Jährig as |
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Peter Kalisch as |
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Ruth Kommerell as |
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Monika Lennartz as |
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Hans Lucke as |
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Klaus Piontek as |
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Theresia Wider as |
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Arno Wyzniewski as |
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Ilse Bastubbe as |
| Directing | Frank Vogel | Director |
| Writing | Frank Vogel | Writer |
| Editing | Helga Krause | Editor |
| Sound | Peter Rabenalt | Music |
| Camera | Roland Gräf | Director of Photography |