Love Is Only a Word
1971, German. Directed by Alfred Vohrer.
The 21-year-old student Oliver Mansfeld attends a boarding school in Frankfurt. There he meets the married banker's wife Verena. A passionate affair develops between them, which does not remain undiscovered by Verena's husband for long.
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Alfred VohrerDirector
- Judy WinterVerena Angenfort
- Herbert FleischmannManfred Angenfort
- Malte ThorstenOliver
- Donata HöfferGeraldine Reber
- Karl Walter DiessLeo
- Joey SchoenfelderHansi
- Konrad GeorgProfessor
- Friedrich SiemersCast
- Bernd RedeckerCast
- Friedrich G. BeckhausKommissar Hardenberg
- Holger HagenDr. Haberl
- Inge LangenCast
Details
- Released
- 12 November 1971
- Original title
- Liebe ist nur ein Wort
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Manfred Purzer
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How long is Love Is Only a Word?
Love Is Only a Word runs 111 minutes (1h 51m).
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Love Is Only a Word isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 12 November 1971. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Love Is Only a Word?
Love Is Only a Word (1971) was directed by Alfred Vohrer and stars Judy Winter, Herbert Fleischmann, Malte Thorsten.