Distinguishing marks: none (1956)

8.0/10 • 86 min • Drama

Overview

Post-war Germany: Like so many other women, Gerda Krause has lost her husband during the war and has to fend for herself and her two children. She finds work as a seamstress but refuses the offering of her department chief Zimmermann to upgrade her qualifications. One day she meets Uschi, an old friend of hers, whom she has helped with schoolwork before the war and subsequently lost track of. The reunion reminds Gerda of her childhood dream: to become a teacher. Thus, she decides to enroll at university to make her dream come true.

Cast

Erika Müller-Fürstenau

Rolf Moebius

Werner Schneider

Horst Naumann

Erika Dunkelmann

Hanna - Gerda's colleague

Ellen Plessow

Hans-Joachim Martens

Gertrud Brendler

Miss Grethmann

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