Yesterday's Tomorrow

1978 1h 50m DE

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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On a winter day in 1961, 31-year-old Anna Eichmayr crosses the Grosshesseloher bridge in Munich, she suddenly stops in the middle of the bridge, opens a manhole and plunges into the depths. The film traces the young woman's life in flashbacks. It goes back to 1945.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Pola Kinski
Anna Eichmayr
Mel Ferrer
Colonel Stone
Martin Lüttge
Alfons Eichmayr
Hannelore Schroth
Frau Almany
Volkert Kraeft
Hubert Almany
Lambert Hamel
Lohbichler
Alexander Allerson
Bolle
Karl-Maria Schley
alter Mann

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Wolfgang Staudte
Writers: Dorothee Dhan
Languages: German
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Pola Kinski and Mel Ferrer and Martin Lüttge carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0078515 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Wolfgang Staudte directs. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Pola Kinski and Mel Ferrer and Martin Lüttge carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0078515 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.