Life Begins (1960)
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.
- Released
- 1960-04-08
- Genres
- Drama
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Heiner Carow
- TMDB rating
- 8.0/10 from 1 votes
Cast
- Doris Abeßer as Erika Schenk
- Erik Veldre as Rolf Gruber
- Wilhelm Koch-Hooge as Dr. Schenk
- Raimund Schelcher as Direktor Gruber
- Manja Behrens as Frau Brenner
- Rolf Ludwig as Benno Brenner
- Marga Legal as Frau Gruber
- Hartmut Reck as Werner
- Gisela May as Chefärztin
- Ruth-Maria Kubitschek as Geheimrätin
- Maximilian Larsen as Postbeamter
- Adolf Peter Hoffmann