
The Law of Love
1949, German. Directed by Hans Schweikart.
Berlin, 1805: The brave Lieutenant Hofstede fell stormily in love with the charming singer Madeleine. Although Madeleine works in a very dubious establishment and thereby embroiled her lover in a scandal.
- Runtime
- 1h 36m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Hans SchweikartDirector
- Hilde KrahlMadeleine Frisius
- Paul HubschmidPremierleutnant Hofstede
- Ferdinand MarianBaron Pistolecrone
- Hilde HildebrandSignora Rinuccini
- Fritz OdemarMartin - Diener bei Pistolecrone
- Paul DahlkeLeutnant von Gorschewski
- Ida WüstMadame Templin
- Ilse FürstenbergFrau Aktuarius Ketteler
- Hans PaetschJunker Graf Oynhausen
- Victor JansonSanferini
- Angelo Ferrarivon Roussillion
- Willy DanekLeutnant von Schölger
Details
- Released
- 30 December 1949
- Original title
- Das Gesetz der Liebe
- Country
- Germany
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The Law of Love runs 96 minutes (1h 36m).
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The Law of Love isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 December 1949. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Law of Love?
The Law of Love (1949) was directed by Hans Schweikart and stars Hilde Krahl, Paul Hubschmid, Ferdinand Marian.