''It'' () is a 1966

West German West Germany was the common English name for the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) from its formation on 23 May 1949 until its reunification with East Germany on 3 October 1990. It is sometimes known as the Bonn Republic after its capital c ...

film directed by

Ulrich Schamoni Ulrich Schamoni (9 November 1939 – 9 March 1998) was a cinema of Germany, German film director, screenwriter, actor and media proprietor. Biography Schamoni began his career as an assistant director, among others for William Dieterle. He was a ...

and starring

Sabine Sinjen Sabine Sinjen (18 August 1942 – 18 May 1995) was a German film actress. She appeared in more than 50 films between 1957 and 1994. Sinjen was married to television director Peter Beauvais from 1963 to 1984. She appeared as one of 28 women ...

and . It was chosen as West Germany's official submission to the

38th Academy Awards The 38th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1965, were held on April 18, 1966, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California. They were hosted by Bob Hope, and were the first Oscars to be broadcast live in colo ...

for

Best Foreign Language Film The following is a list of categories of awards commonly awarded through organizations that bestow film awards, including those presented by various films, festivals, and people's awards. Best Actor/Best Actress *See Best Actor#Film awards, Bes ...

, but did not manage to receive a nomination. It was also entered into the

1966 Cannes Film Festival The 19th Cannes Film Festival took place from 5 to 20 May 1966. Italian actress Sophia Loren served as jury president for the main competition. The ''Grand Prix du Festival International du Film'', then the fetival's main prize, was jointly awa ...

Plot

The film tells the story of a young couple, a real estate agent and an architectural draughtswoman, and the marriage crisis resulting from a concealed pregnancy and abortion.

Cast

as Hilke * as Manfred * Horst Manfred Adloff as Manfred's boss *

Bernhard Minetti Bernhard Theodor Henry Minetti (26 January 1905 – 12 October 1998) was a German actor. He appeared in 50 films between 1931 and 1996 but is mostly known for his distinguished stage career. Selected filmography *'' The Murderer Dimitri Karamaz ...

as A customer * Harry Gillmann as Hilke's father *

Inge Herbrecht Inge is a given name in various Germanic language-speaking cultures. In Swedish and Norwegian, it is mostly used as a masculine, but less often also as a feminine name, sometimes as a short form of Ingeborg, while in Danish, Estonian, Frisian, G ...

as Hilke's mother *

Werner Schwier Werner Schwier (born 28 May 1921 in Stadthagen; died 3 May 1982 in Munich) was a German actor, voice actor, and television presenter. Career Werner Schwier made a name for himself in silent films on German television. On 14 May 1961 to September ...

as Sport fisher *

Ulrike Ulrich Ulrike is a Germanic female given name. Notable people named Ulrike include: * Princess Ulrike Friederike Wilhelmine of Hesse-Kassel (1722–1787), German noble * Ulrike von Levetzow (1804–1899), German noble and friend of Johann Wolfgang von ...

as Hilke's Friend *

Tilla Durieux Tilla Durieux (born Ottilie Godeffroy; 18 August 1880 – 21 February 1971) was an Austrian theatre and film actress of the 20th century. Early years Born Ottilie Helene Angela Godeffroy on 18 August 1880 in Vienna, she was the daughter of the ...

as Old woman from East Germany *

Marcel Marceau Marcel Marceau (; born Marcel Mangel; 22 March 1923 – 22 September 2007) was a French mime artist and actor most famous for his stage persona, "Bip the Clown". He referred to mime as the "art of silence", performing professionally worldwide ...

Ernst Jacobi Ernst Gerhard Ludwig Jacobi-Scherbening, professionally called Ernst Jacobi (; 11 July 1933 – 23 June 2022), was a German actor. He was known for serious character roles, especially in the 1979 film ''The Tin Drum (film), The Tin Drum'' (''Die ...

as the bookseller

References

External links

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