The Shadows Grow Longer
1961, German. Directed by Ladislao Vajda.
Christa Andres runs a home for troubled girls. With great dedication, she tries to help girls who have gone astray return to a normal life. She takes special care of Erika, who works as a prostitute and one day runs away from the home. Christa sets out to search for the girl in the red-light district. In doing so, she is haunted by the shadows of her own past. The educator herself used to work as a prostitute. When she meets her former pimp, he tries to exploit his knowledge in a perfidious way and blackmail Christa...
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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- Released
- 11 August 1961
- Original title
- Die Schatten werden länger
- Country
- Switzerland, Germany
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The Shadows Grow Longer runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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The Shadows Grow Longer isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 August 1961. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Shadows Grow Longer?
If you liked The Shadows Grow Longer, try In the Aisles, Herself, El Chicano.
Who directed The Shadows Grow Longer?
The Shadows Grow Longer (1961) was directed by Ladislao Vajda and stars Barbara Rütting, Loni von Friedl, Hansjörg Felmy.