''For Love and Others'' (original German title: ''Unser Wunderland bei Nacht'') is a 1959 West German anthology film, directed by

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, Hans Heinrich and Reinhard Elsner. The film stars

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, Angelika Meissner and

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. Better known than the film is the music. The main theme, composed by

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, is ''

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'', a ''

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'' number one hit in

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's version from 1961.

Plot

Three episodes from the shadow region of the 1950s West German

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: brutality and sentimentalities at the Davidswache at Hamburg's

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(episode 1), two young girls of good family in a Munich milieu of

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(episode 2), corrupt businessmen in bed of a Düsseldorf callgirl (episode 3).

Cast

as Hauptwachtmeister Siegel (Episode 1) *

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as Frau Lührmann (Episode 1) * Angelika Meissner as Helga Barufka (Episode 2) *

as Bessy Neuhaus (Episode 2) *

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as Generaldirektor Schreiber (Episode 3) * Cora Roberts as Das Fräulein Doktor (Episode 3) * Steffi Stroux as Gräfin Reichswitz (Episode 3)

Censorship

When ''For Love and Others'' was first released in Italy in 1960 the Committee for the Theatrical Review of the

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rated it as VM16: not suitable for children under 16. The reason for the age restriction, cited in the official documents, was that the episodes featured prostitution and erotic scenes. In addition the committee imposed the removal of the following scene: 1) reel 8 – dialogue on page 5 and 6 – from Flessing's line: "...yes, I have been told already today..." to line: "Freddy, I'm on my way..."; 2) reel 10 – dialogue on page 4 and 5 – from Freddy's line: "I love frills" to Backside's line: "Freddy, kill the light...". The official document number is: 31818, it was signed on 29 April 1960 by Minister

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.Italia Taglia
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References

External links

* {{IMDb title, id=tt0053397, title=For Love and Others 1959 films West German films 1950s German-language films Films directed by Jürgen Roland Films about prostitution in Germany German anthology films Films set in Hamburg Films set in Munich Films set in Düsseldorf