She survived Hitler, Hollywood, and her own demons — but can you survive 137 minutes of German melodrama?
Acting
Heike Makatsch channels Knef's magnetism and fragility flawlessly.
Costume
Era-spanning wardrobe that charts one woman's many selves.
Director
Kai Wessel
Heike Makatsch
Hildegard Knef
Dan Stevens
David Cameron
Monica Bleibtreu
Else Bongers
Hanns Zischler
Erich Pommer
Johanna Gastdorf
Frieda Knef
Trystan Pütter
Kurt Hirsch
Michael Gwisdek
Großvater
Roger Cicero
Ricci Blum
Anian Zollner
Ewald von Demandowsky
Sylvester Groth
Boleslaw Barlog
Stanley Townsend
David O. Selznick
Fritz Roth
Hary Prinz
Willi Forst
Jeroen Willems
Anatole Litvak
Peggy Lukac
Mrs.Kötz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
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