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  • The Divided Heaven (1964)
  • 116 min | Drama, Romance
The Divided Heaven (1964)
116 min | Drama, Romance

In 1961, Rita returns to her childhood village after a breakdown. As she recovers, she remembers the past two years: her love for chemist Manfred, 10 years her senior; his enthusiasm about his new chemical process, which turned to bitter ...See moreIn 1961, Rita returns to her childhood village after a breakdown. As she recovers, she remembers the past two years: her love for chemist Manfred, 10 years her senior; his enthusiasm about his new chemical process, which turned to bitter disappointment in the face of rejection; his escape to West Berlin a few weeks before the Wall was built; and his hope that she would follow him. This East German classic, praised by critics as one of Germany's 100 Most Important Films, is based on Christa Wolf's internationally-known novel, criticized in the GDR for questioning the construction of the Wall. Produced during a brief cultural thaw in the early 1960s, this film was strongly influenced by French Nouvelle Vague cinema. Written by DEFA Film Library See less
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Oct 2, 1964 (East Germany)

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51 cast members
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Renate Blume
Rita Seidel Rita Seidel   See fewer
Eberhard Esche
Manfred Herrfurth Manfred Herrfurth   See fewer
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
Rolf Meternagel Rolf Meternagel   See fewer
Hilmar Thate
Ernst Wendland Ernst Wendland   See fewer
Martin Flörchinger
Herrfurth Herrfurth   See fewer
Erika Pelikowsky
Frau Herrfurth Frau Herrfurth   See fewer
Günther Grabbert
Ernst Schwarzenbach Ernst Schwarzenbach   See fewer
Horst Jonischkan
Martin Jung Martin Jung   See fewer
Petra Kelling
Sigrid Sigrid   See fewer
Jürgen Kern
Hänschen Hänschen   See fewer
Horst Weinheimer
Ermisch Ermisch   See fewer
Frank Michelis
Karßuweit Karßuweit   See fewer
Paul Berndt
Melcher Melcher   See fewer
Christoph Engel
Liebentrau Liebentrau   See fewer
Erik Veldre
Schwabe Schwabe   See fewer
Otto Lang
Professor Professor   See fewer
Alfred Baier
Kellner auf Waggonbauer-Ball Kellner auf Waggonbauer-Ball   See fewer
Fredy Barten
Kneipenwirt Kneipenwirt   See fewer
Hilmar Baumann
Nachrichtenüberbringer Nachrichtenüberbringer   See fewer
Lothar Bellag
Dr. Seiffert Dr. Seiffert   See fewer
Angela Brunner
Dr. Müllers Verlobte Dr. Müllers Verlobte   See fewer
Gerhard Büch
Kellner auf der Party Kellner auf der Party   See fewer
Michael Dejak
Assistent auf Professorenparty Assistent auf Professorenparty   See fewer
Werner Eberlein
Gagarins Stimme (voice) Gagarins Stimme (voice)   See fewer
Eva-Marie Fröhlich
Partygast Partygast   See fewer
Uwe Germann
Wendlands Sohn Wendlands Sohn   See fewer
Arthur Gutschwager
Blumenverkäufer Blumenverkäufer   See fewer
Rita Hempel
Frau am S-Bahn-Schalter Frau am S-Bahn-Schalter   See fewer
Peter Herden
Reisebegleiter Reisebegleiter   See fewer
Gerhard Hänsel
Assistent auf Professorenparty Assistent auf Professorenparty   See fewer
Willy Jänsch
Burgführer Burgführer   See fewer
Waltraud Kramm
Frau Schwarzenbach Frau Schwarzenbach   See fewer
Agnes Kraus
Frau Meternagel Frau Meternagel   See fewer
Herbert Krüger
Kellner auf Waggonbauer-Ball Kellner auf Waggonbauer-Ball   See fewer
Willi Liebner
Kellner auf Waggonbauer-Ball Kellner auf Waggonbauer-Ball   See fewer
Siegfried Menzel
Dr. Müller Dr. Müller   See fewer
Gert Müller
Assistent auf Professorenparty Assistent auf Professorenparty   See fewer
Sylvia Nechanitzky
Mädchen mit Luftballon Mädchen mit Luftballon   See fewer
Hildegard Röder
Frau Seiffert Frau Seiffert   See fewer
Werner Schmidt-Wieland
RIAS-Nachrichtensprecher (voice) RIAS-Nachrichtensprecher (voice)   See fewer
Karin Seybert
Manfreds Tante Manfreds Tante   See fewer
Maria Sänger
Ritas Tante Ritas Tante   See fewer
Lissy Tempelhof
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Carla Thomalla
Partygast Partygast   See fewer
Dorothea Volk
Ritas Mutter Ritas Mutter   See fewer
Geseta von Etzel
Frau Professor Frau Professor   See fewer
Detlef Witte
Dozent Dozent   See fewer
Tinka Wolf
Singendes Mädchen Singendes Mädchen   See fewer
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