''And If We Should Meet Again'' () is a 1947 German

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directed by Hans Müller and starring Paul Dahlke,

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and

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* 1902 births 1978 deaths Male actors f ...

.Rentschler p. 345 It was part of the post-war group of

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s. It was shot at the

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and on location around

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and at

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. The film's sets were designed by the

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Gerhard Ladner.

Synopsis

In the final days of the

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, five boys evacuated to

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want to travel to

to defend the capital from Allied forces. Gradually they become more disillusioned by the war and their faith in the

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is broken. Gehlhorn, an older soldier, becomes an effective father figure to them and helps them survive the fighting.

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* 1947 films West German films 1940s German-language films Films directed by Hans Müller German black-and-white films German drama films 1947 drama films 1940s German films Films shot at Tempelhof Studios Films scored by Michael Jary {{1940s-Germany-film-stub