Behind Monastery Walls

1h 39m
Drama
6.5

Thomas Holinka has returned home from war and captivity. In the absence of a suitable home, he finds himself in what seems to be an abandoned monastery. When the nuns return, a conflict is inevitable because Holinka is addicted to alcohol and gambling .

Cast

Olga Tschechowa
Prioress
Philip Dorn
Thomas Holinka
Katharina Mayberg
Kathrin
Peter Fischer
Four-Year-Old Peter
Dorothea Wieck
Subprioress
Margit Saad
Sister Romana
Walter Janssen
Dr. Riedinger
Harald Holberg
Joschi Panek
Anton Färber
Mayor
Sibylle von Gymnich
Teacher
Hanna Ralph
Mother Superior
Jochen Hauer
Sergeant
Margarete Haagen
Prosecutor
Teddy Turai
Unknown
Hedwig Bleibtreu
Unknown

Crew

Harald Reinl
Director, Writer
Erich Kröhnke
Writer
Hans Naderer
Screenplay
J. Joachim Bartsch
Editor
Franz Koch
Director of Photography
Lothar Gündisch
Assistant Director
Olga Tschechowa
Producer
Walter Traut
Producer
Robert Herlth
Production Design
Teddy Turai
Costume Design
Walter Zander
Sound
Giuseppe Becce
Original Music Composer
Harry Köhler
Unit Manager
Herbert Junghanns Paul Pasch
Unit Manager

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