The Third Sex
1957, German. Directed by Veit Harlan.
There are men… There are Women… and then There is
Klaus is a young man in post-war Berlin. He is drawn to his friend Manfred and, under the encouragement of their acquaintance, Dr. Winkler, explore the underground world of gay clubs and electronic music. His family begins to learn of his other life and do everything they can to set him straight.
- Runtime
- 1h 31m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Veit HarlanDirector
- Paula WesselyChrista Teichmann
- Ingrid StennGerda Böttcher
- Christian WolffKlaus Teichmann
- Friedrich JoloffDr. Boris Winkler
- Günther TheilManfred Glatz
- Paul DahlkeWerner Teichmann
- Hans NielsenMax Mertens
- Herbert HübnerVerteidiger Dr. Schwarz
- Kurt VespermannDr. Schmidt
- Hilde KörberFrau Glatz
- Paul EsserKommissar
- Siegfried SchürenbergStaatsanwalt
Details
- Released
- 29 August 1957
- Original title
- Anders als du und ich (§ 175)
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Felix Lützkendorf
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The Third Sex runs 91 minutes (1h 31m).
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The Third Sex isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 29 August 1957. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Third Sex?
The Third Sex (1957) was directed by Veit Harlan and stars Paula Wessely, Ingrid Stenn, Christian Wolff.