Mother and Child
1934, German. Directed by Hans Steinhoff.
Consul Petersen and his wife are desperate, because they lost their only child and can’t have another. At the same time, the maid Anna is expecting a child, whose father, Jurgen, works in a sawmill. When both of them lose their jobs, they fear they won’t be able to feed the newborn. Thus, they strike a deal with the Petersens, which works for both couples: Anna and Jurgen will receive a farm from the Petersens, free and clear; and the two will allow the Petersens to adopt the child. Anna and Jurgen marry and are quite happy; but when the child is finally born, Anna doesn’t wish to surrender him and flees with the child into the Wattenmeer.
- Runtime
- 2h 1m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
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Cast & crew
- Hans SteinhoffDirector
- Henny PortenAnna
- Hansi ArnstaedtFrau Kröger
- Fita BenkhoffFrau Hellinger
- Paul WestermeierLarsen, Tischlermeister
- Hermann PichaRippe
- Peter VoßJürgen
- Wolfgang KepplerHerr Petersen
- Elisabeth WendtFrau Petersen
- Werner PledathDr.Fiedler
- Paul WestermeierLarsen
- Luise MorlandFrau Larsen
- Walter SteinbeckHerr Hellinger
Details
- Released
- 4 January 1934
- Original title
- Mutter und Kind
- Country
- Germany
- Written by
- Friedrich Hebbel, Robert A. Stemmle
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Mother and Child runs 121 minutes (2h 1m).
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Mother and Child isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 4 January 1934. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Mother and Child?
Mother and Child (1934) was directed by Hans Steinhoff and stars Henny Porten, Hansi Arnstaedt, Fita Benkhoff.