No Time for Flowers

"Kisses and Champagne Behind the Iron Curtain!"

1952 1h 23m EN

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

ComedyRomance

Synopsis

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A young girl's loyalty to the Communist Party is tested in Prague when she falls in love with an attache who has just arrived from the United States.

“Kisses and Champagne Behind the Iron Curtain!”

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Cast

Viveca Lindfors
Anna Svoboda
Paul Hubschmid
Karl Marek (as Paul Christian)
Ludwig Stössel
Papa Svoboda
Adrienne Gessner
Mama Svoboda
Peter Preses
Emil Dadak
Manfred Inger
Kudelka
Peter Czejke
Stefan Svoboda
Fred Berger
Anton Novotny

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Don Siegel
Writers: László Vadnay, Hans Wilhelm
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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83 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Don Siegel, shot by Tony Braun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Henrietta Brunsch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Viveca Lindfors and Paul Hubschmid and Ludwig Stössel carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Kisses and Champagne Behind the Iron Curtain!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0044971 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Don Siegel directs. Tony Braun behind the camera. Henrietta Brunsch cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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183 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Don Siegel, shot by Tony Braun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Henrietta Brunsch shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Viveca Lindfors and Paul Hubschmid and Ludwig Stössel carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Kisses and Champagne Behind the Iron Curtain!".
8IMDB entry: tt0044971 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.