When Sweet Moonlight Is Sleeping in the Hills (1969)
Based on a book by Eric Malpass and directed by Kurt Hoffmann, the film focuses on the everyday life of a German family perceived through the eyes of its youngest member — six-year-old Gaylord.
Director:
Wolfgang Liebeneiner
Writers:
Eberhard Keindorff, Johanna Sibelius.
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Archibald Eser as Gaylord Pentecost |
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Luitgard Im as May Pentecost |
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Werner Bruhns as Jocelyn Pentecost |
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Irina von Bentheim as Emma |
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Susanne Uhlen as Jenny |
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Jürgen Lentzsch as David |
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Werner Hinz as Grandfather |
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Diana Körner as Becky |
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Rolf Zacher as Peter |
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Richard Haller as Schilling |
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Ilse Fürstenberg as Mrs. Miller |
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Gerd Lohmeyer as Willy |
| Directing | Wolfgang Liebeneiner | Director |
| Writing | Eberhard Keindorff | Screenplay |
| Writing | Johanna Sibelius | Screenplay |
| Writing | Eric Malpass | Novel |
| Sound | James Last | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Franz Xaver Lederle | Director of Photography |
| Production | Heinz Angermeyer | Producer |