Life Begins
1960, German. Directed by Heiner Carow.
A new world full of excitement and temptation opens up for 18-year-old Erika when her father flees from Krüselin, a small village in Brandenburg, to West Berlin, taking his daughter with him. Her uncle's luxurious house, the turbulence of life in the big city, and her cousin's progressive thinking and quick wit all turn her head at first. But behind all this glitter and tinsel lurks the cold, hard world of money and Erika begins to feel homesick for the town where she grew up and for Rolf, her first real boyfriend.
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Heiner CarowDirector
- Doris AbeßerErika Schenk
- Erik VeldreRolf Gruber
- Wilhelm Koch-HoogeDr. Schenk
- Raimund SchelcherDirektor Gruber
- Manja BehrensFrau Brenner
- Rolf LudwigBenno Brenner
- Marga LegalFrau Gruber
- Hartmut ReckWerner
- Gisela MayChefärztin
- Ruth-Maria KubitschekGeheimrätin
- Maximilian LarsenPostbeamter
- Adolf Peter HoffmannCast
Details
- Released
- 8 April 1960
- Original title
- Das Leben beginnt
- Country
- East Germany
- Written by
- Kurt Stern, Jeanne Stern
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How long is Life Begins?
Life Begins runs 119 minutes (1h 59m).
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Which OTT platform is Life Begins on?
Life Begins isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 8 April 1960. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like Life Begins?
If you liked Life Begins, try Someday We'll Tell Each Other Everything, The Nest, In a Land That No Longer Exists.
Who directed Life Begins?
Life Begins (1960) was directed by Heiner Carow and stars Doris Abeßer, Erik Veldre, Wilhelm Koch-Hooge.