Apr 21, 1971
57 min
Full-HD

The Lost Angel (1971)

August 24, 1937: a day in the life of expressionist sculptor and author Ernst Barlach (Fred Düren). Barlach lives in the small town of Güstrow, keeping to himself and wanting to steer clear of politics. On this day he learns that the Nazis have dragged his famous 1927 sculpture The Hovering Angel out of the Güstrow Cathedral. Barlach begins to reflect on his life of “inner emigration” and on his work.

Category

Drama History

Country

East Germany Germany

Companies

DEFA

Fred Düren

Ernst Barlach

Erika Pelikowsky

Frau Barlach

Erik S. Klein

Kutscher

Walter Lendrich

Taxifahrer

Agnes Kraus

Alte Frau

Heidemarie Wenzel

Braut

Frank-Otto Schenk

Bräutigam

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