Nachtwache
1949, German. Directed by Harald Braun.
In a hospital, the Protestant pastor Heger and the Catholic chaplain von Imhoff are responsible for pastoral care. Cornelie, a senior doctor, has lost her faith in God after the death of her daughter in the war. One day, Cornelie's former lover and father of her deceased daughter, the actor Gorgas, turns up to visit his friend von Imhoff. During these days, Gorgas invites Heger's ten-year-old daughter to visit him at the fairground, where she has a fatal accident on the swing boat. Hegers seems to be broken by this stroke of fate, but finds support in von Imhoff, who even gives him the strength to stop Gorgas from committing suicide. Cornelie regains her faith and stays with Heger.
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Harald BraunDirector
- Luise UllrichCornelie Badenhausen
- Hans NielsenPfarrer Johannes Heger
- René DeltgenStefan Gorgas
- Dieter BorscheKaplan von Imhoff
- Käthe Haackdie Oberin von Heiliggeist
- Angelika MeissnerLotte Hege
- Gertrud EysoldtSchwester Jakobe
- Annette SchleiermacherHelferin
- Nicolas KolineKarnickelmann
- Herbert KrollBürgermeister
Details
- Released
- 20 October 1949
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Harald Braun, Paul Alverdes
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Nachtwache runs 109 minutes (1h 49m).
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Nachtwache isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 October 1949. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked Nachtwache, try The German Lesson, What Maisie Knew, In the Aisles.
Who directed Nachtwache?
Nachtwache (1949) was directed by Harald Braun and stars Luise Ullrich, Hans Nielsen, René Deltgen.