Der Fall Lena Christ (1969)
In April 1920, the Bavarian writer Lena Christ put an end to her own life in the Munich Waldfriedhof. The film tells the story of the tragic life of this unhappy woman.
Director: Hans W. Geißendörfer
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Heidi Stroh as Lena Christ |
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Edith Volkmann as Mutter |
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Eberhard Peiker as Peter Benedix |
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Peter Dornseif as Priester |
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Hans Peter Hallwachs as Benno Hassler |
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Luigi Malipiero as Kranker Mann |
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Sophie Strehlow as Großmutter |
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Paul Stieber-Walter as Großvater |
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Wilhelm Meyer-Förster as Stiefvater |
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Gusti Kreissl as Krankenschwester |
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Alfred Cerny as 1.Bürger |
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Gustl Datz as 2.Bürger |
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Karl-Maria Artel as Bürger |
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Günter Schimann as 4.Bürger |
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Erna Großmann as Sailerin |
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Eve Curtis as Nonne |
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Richard Beck as Prälat |
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Ludwig Wühr as Schwiegervater |
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Franziska Stömmer as Schwiegermutter |
| Production | Hellmut Haffner | Executive Producer |
| Production | Axel Regnier | Producer |
| Directing | Hans W. Geißendörfer | Director |
| Camera | Robby Müller | Director of Photography |
| Production | Wim Wenders | Unit Manager |
| Writing | Hans W. Geißendörfer | Writer |
| Writing | Lena Christ | Story |
| Editing | Wolfgang Hedinger | Editor |
| Directing | Michael Hild | Assistant Director |