Germany / Jan 13, 1961
1h 27min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Revealing story about the mysterious Nazi organization "Lebensborn," which was intended to serve the SS in pursuing population policy and racial hygiene goals by systematically producing "hereditarily valuable" children. The film depicts an anti-Hitler Knight's Cross recipient with false papers who becomes a witness and victim of relevant events in a Lebensborn home, where 30 enthusiastic BDM girls and a number of SS hooligans and frontline soldiers have just moved in to "give the Führer a child."
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Waldemar Tepel | SS Sturmführer Hellmich |
| Rosemarie Kirstein | Lotte |
| Renate Küster | Marlene |
| Hellmut Lange | Oberscharführer Niedermeyer |
| Horst Keitel | Oberlt. Adameit |
| Hannalore Juterbock | Elsa |
| Birgit Bergen | Brigitte |
| Elke Eichwed | Lilli |
| Dinah Berger | Trude |
| Michael Welchberger | Fähnrich Erich Gühne |
| Eva Bubat | Schwester Irmgard |
| Siegfried Hechler | Fahrer Prieske |
| Sigi Kurzweil | SS-Feldwebel |
| Rolf Peters | SS-Scharführer |
| Peter Purand | SS-Posten |
| Heinrich Gies | Obersturmbannführer |
| Lothar Mann | Koss |
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| Bruno W. Pantel | Soldat beim Verladen (uncredited) |
Genres
DramaHistory
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Lebensborn |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch |
| Production countries | Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Alfa Film |
| Release date | 13 gennaio 1961 |
| Executive producer | Wolf Brauner |
| Production | Artur Brauner |
| Writer | Heinz Oskar Wuttig, Will Berthold |
| Editing | Ira Oberberg |
| Cinematography | Igor Oberberg |
| Assistant directors | Werner Klingler |
| Camera operators | Igor Oberberg |
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| Additional photography | Igor Oberberg |
| Production design | Paul Markwitz, Max Vorwerg |
| Art direction | Paul Markwitz, Max Vorwerg |
| Set decoration | Paul Markwitz, Max Vorwerg |
| Music | Gerhard Becker |
| Sound | Gerhard Becker |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Denmark / Apr 18, 1961
France / Feb 09, 1962
United States / Aug 01, 1963
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