Plot Summary

A new world full of excitement and temptation opens up for 18-year-old Erika when her father flees from Krüselin, a small village in Brandenburg, to West Berlin, taking his daughter with him. Her uncle's luxurious house, the turbulence of life in the big city, and her cousin's progressive thinking and quick wit all turn her head at first. But behind all this glitter and tinsel lurks the cold, hard world of money and Erika begins to feel homesick for the town where she grew up and for Rolf, her first real boyfriend.

Movie Details

Original Title
Das Leben beginnt
Status
released
Original Language
de

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Cast

Doris Abeßer as Erika Schenk

Doris Abeßer

Erika Schenk

Erik Veldre as Rolf Gruber

Erik Veldre

Rolf Gruber

Wilhelm Koch-Hooge as Dr. Schenk

Wilhelm Koch-Hooge

Dr. Schenk

Raimund Schelcher as Direktor Gruber

Raimund Schelcher

Direktor Gruber

Manja Behrens as Frau Brenner

Manja Behrens

Frau Brenner

Rolf Ludwig as Benno Brenner

Rolf Ludwig

Benno Brenner

Marga Legal as Frau Gruber

Marga Legal

Frau Gruber

Hartmut Reck as Werner

Hartmut Reck

Werner

Gisela May as Chefärztin

Gisela May

Chefärztin

Ruth-Maria Kubitschek as Geheimrätin

Ruth-Maria Kubitschek

Geheimrätin

Maximilian Larsen as Postbeamter

Maximilian Larsen

Postbeamter

Adolf Peter Hoffmann as

Adolf Peter Hoffmann

Hans Lucke as

Hans Lucke

Gertrud Brendler as

Gertrud Brendler

Horst Kube as

Horst Kube

Inge Keller as

Inge Keller

Peter Kiwitt as

Peter Kiwitt

Albert Hetterle as

Albert Hetterle

Hans Klering as

Hans Klering

Micaela Kreißler as

Micaela Kreißler

Production Companies

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme logoDEFA-Studio für Spielfilme