Divided Heaven
1964, German. Directed by Konrad Wolf.
After a breakdown, Rita returns to her childhood village in 1961. As she recovers, she remembers the past two years: her love for the chemist Manfred, ten years her senior; how his enthusiasm about his new chemical process turned to bitter disappointment in the face of official rejection; how he escaped to West Berlin a few weeks before the Wall was built and hoped that she would follow him …
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Divided Heaven is streaming on MUBI in India.
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Cast & crew
- Konrad WolfDirector
- Lissy TempelhofNarrator
- Werner EberleinNarrator
- Renate BlumeRita Seidel
- Eberhard EscheManfred Herrfurth
- Hans Hardt-HardtloffRolf Meternagel
- Hilmar ThateWendland
- Martin FlörchingerHerr Herrfurth
- Erika PelikowskyFrau Herrfurth
- Günter GrabbertErnst Schwarzenbach
- Agnes KrausFrau Meternagel
- Hilmar BaumannCast
- Paul BerndtMelcher
Details
- Released
- 2 October 1964
- Original title
- Der geteilte Himmel
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Konrad Wolf, Christa Wolf, Gerhard Wolf
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What Divided Heaven is based on
Divided Heaven is based on They Divided the Sky (1963) by Christa Wolf.
1963
They Divided the Sky
By Christa Wolf
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Divided Heaven runs 116 minutes (1h 56m).
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Which OTT platform is Divided Heaven on?
Divided Heaven is streaming on MUBI in India. (Checked 8 November 2026.)
What movies are like Divided Heaven?
If you liked Divided Heaven, try Ashes in the Snow, Maria's Lovers, Petulia.
Who directed Divided Heaven?
Divided Heaven (1964) was directed by Konrad Wolf and stars Lissy Tempelhof, Werner Eberlein, Renate Blume.
What is Divided Heaven based on?
Divided Heaven is based on They Divided the Sky (1963) by Christa Wolf.