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The Legend of Paul and Paula

1973 · 1h 45m · Drama, Romance

The controversial comedy from behind the iron curtain.

Paul and Paula have had bad experiences with love: Paul is financially well off but has lost all affection for his wife, and Paula leads a troublesome life raising two children on her own. They meet and discover a strong passion for each other. Life seems like a dream when they're together - but their short flights from the burdens of reality are once and again interrupted by Paul's ties to family and career.

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Cast

• Angelica Domröse as Paula
• Winfried Glatzeder as Paul
• Heidemarie Wenzel as Die Schöne
• Fred Delmare as Reifen-Saft
• Rolf Ludwig as Professor
• Käthe Reichel as Frau des Schießbudenbesitzers
• Hans Hardt-Hardtloff as Schießbudenbesitzer
• Frank-Otto Schenk as Schmidt
• Dietmar Richter-Reinick as Kumpel
• Eva-Maria Hagen as Freundin vom blonden Martin
• Jürgen Frohriep as Der blonde Martin
• Robert Glatzeder as Michael - Pauls Sohn

Details

Director

Heiner Carow

Released

March 14, 1973

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Drama, Romance

Studio

DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme and Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Berlin''

Status

Released

TMDB score

5.9 / 10 from 33 votes