Liebe bleibt nicht ohne Schmerzen

Liebe bleibt nicht ohne Schmerzen

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Liebe bleibt nicht ohne Schmerzen

1980

1h 5m

8.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

Four contemplative stories about problems with love: "Profitability" is about money, "The Smile" is about coping with a difficult situation, an "Experiment with Alf" is supposed to save a marriage, and in "Paternity" a lawyer and her husband are committed to a little girl who is the subject of a lawsuit.

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Production Companies

Polyphon

ZDF

SRF

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Johannes Heesters

Johannes Heesters

Narrator

Lambert Hamel

Lambert Hamel

Paul Droster

Gertraud Jesserer

Gertraud Jesserer

Anna Droster

Hannes Messemer

Hannes Messemer

Herr Schirmer

Anaid Iplicjian

Anaid Iplicjian

Frau Schirmer

Maria Becker

Maria Becker

Frau Dr. Kramer

Edith Heerdegen

Edith Heerdegen

Frau Schulze

Ruth-Maria Kubitschek

Ruth-Maria Kubitschek

Charlotte Lenz

Peter Pasetti

Peter Pasetti

Robert Lenz

Ekkehardt Belle

Ekkehardt Belle

Richard Lenz

Creative team

Directed by: Alfred Vohrer
Written by: Herbert Reinecker
Produced by: Wolfgang Rademann

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