Marriage in the Shadows
1947, German. Directed by Kurt Maetzig.
Set during the rise of the Nazi regime, Elisabeth Maurer and Hans Wieland enjoy successful careers as actors in Berlin. Confident in her career, Elisabeth, who is Jewish, ignores the advice of a colleague to leave Germany in the face of increasing anti-Semitism. Believing that he can protect her if she becomes his wife, Hans convinces Elisabeth to marry him. In the following years, as Hans's career thrives, Elisabeth awaits the end of the Nazi terror which bars her from public life. When the situation worsens in 1938 with the Kristallnacht pogrom, Elisabeth decides to leave the country, but Hans, who still believes he can protect her, convinces her to stay with him.
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- German
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- Released
- 3 October 1947
- Original title
- Ehe im Schatten
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Kurt Maetzig
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Marriage in the Shadows runs 99 minutes (1h 39m).
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Who directed Marriage in the Shadows?
Marriage in the Shadows (1947) was directed by Kurt Maetzig and stars Paul Klinger, Ilse Steppat, Claus Holm.