Japan / Oct 31, 1979 / DDR Kenkoku 30 nen Doitsu minshu kyôwakoku Eiga sai (placeholder)
1h 56min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
After a breakdown, Rita returns to her childhood village in 1961. As she recovers, she remembers the past two years: her love for the chemist Manfred, ten years her senior; how his enthusiasm about his new chemical process turned to bitter disappointment in the face of official rejection; how he escaped to West Berlin a few weeks before the Wall was built and hoped that she would follow him …
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Erika Pelikowsky | Frau Herrfurth |
| Günter Grabbert | Ernst Schwarzenbach |
| Agnes Kraus | Frau Meternagel |
| Hilmar Baumann | |
| Paul Berndt | Melcher |
| Horst Jonischkan | Martin Jung |
| Petra Kelling | Sigrid |
| Horst Weinheimer | Ermisch |
| Hans-Joachim Hanisch | Kuhl |
| Christoph Engel | Liebentrau |
| Uwe Detlef Jessen | Mangold |
| Erik Veldre | Schwabe |
| Otto Lang | Professor |
| Lothar Bellag | Dr. Seiffert |
| Dorothea Volk | Ritas Mutter |
| Waltraut Kramm | Frau Schwarzenbach |
| Angela Brunner |
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| Peter Herden | |
| Heinz Hellmich | Doctor |
| Fredy Barten | Kneipenwirt |
Genres
DramaRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Der geteilte Himmel |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | East Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe "Heinrich Greif" |
| Release date | 2 ottobre 1964 |
| Writer | Konrad Wolf, Gerhard Wolf, Christa Wolf, Kurt Barthel, Willi Brückner |
| Editing | Helga Krause |
| Cinematography | Werner Bergmann, Peter Süring, Peter Schlaak |
| Assistant directors | Kurt Barthel, Konrad Wolf |
| Camera operators | Werner Bergmann, Peter Süring, Peter Schlaak |
| Additional photography | Werner Bergmann, Peter Süring, Peter Schlaak |
| Production design | Alfred Hirschmeier |
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| Art direction | Alfred Hirschmeier |
| Set decoration | Alfred Hirschmeier |
| Music | Hans-Dieter Hosalla, Konrad Walle |
| Sound | Hans-Dieter Hosalla, Konrad Walle |
| Costume design | Dorit Gründel, Otto Banse |
| Makeup | Otto Banse, Dorit Gründel |
| Hairstyling | Dorit Gründel, Otto Banse |
Release dates
Premiere
Germany / Nov 07, 2021 / Film Festival Cottbus, DEFA Foundation 2K restoration
Theatrical release
Germany / Oct 02, 1964 / 16 / East Germany
TV
France / Oct 20, 2025 / TP / ARTE (arte KINO classics), DEFA Foundation 2K restoration
Germany / Oct 20, 2025 / ARTE (arte KINO classics), DEFA Foundation 2K restoration
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