Frau Irene Besser (1961)

8.0/10 • 93 min • Drama

Overview

It was not until twelve years after the end of World War II that Irene Besser's husband, Martin Besser, long believed to be missing, returned from Soviet captivity. But the country and family have become unfamiliar to him. His wife Irene and her daughter Lotte built a new life all by themselves in the tough times of the post-war turmoil in the still young Federal Republic of Germany. With a lot of commitment and dedication, she runs her own department store today and has become an extremely successful businesswoman. Not only as a consultant, the lawyer Dr. Heinz Werther stand her more and more aside. It is becoming increasingly impossible for Irene to do justice to both, men and lover alike. She hopes that even without her, Martin will slowly find his way back in his homeland and open up perspectives for him..

Cast

Luise Ullrich

Irene Besser

Rudolf Prack

Martin Besser

Albert Lieven

Dr. Heinz Werther

Ellen Schwiers

Franziska von Stein

Peer Schmidt

Fritz Stöbel

Carl Wery

Willi Rose

Gerd Frickhöffer

Margitta Scherr

Hermann Thimig

Siegfried Schürenberg

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