is a 1977

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television film directed by

Wolfgang Petersen Wolfgang Petersen (14 March 1941 – 12 August 2022) was a German film and television director, screenwriter, and producer. His international breakthrough was the 1981 war film (1981), which earned him Academy Award nominations for Best Directo ...

and part of the television series. The film starred

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in her first major role in a feature-length film, it was her breakthrough role that made her famous in Germany. It was also an important movie for Wolfgang Petersen's career as a director. Nastassja Kinski plays Sina, a good-looking 17-year-old schoolgirl, who has a secret affair with her married schoolteacher Helmut Fichte. One of Sina's suitors, Michael, learns about her affair and tries to blackmail her. Sina lures him to the forest, kills him with a stone, and tells a clever fabrication to the police. Still, Kommissar Finke does not trust her story and continues to investigate until the truth is revealed. At the end, he has to stop Sina from killing herself with a gun. is considered to be one of the most legendary films of the series, also because the depicted affair between Sina and her teacher was a major scandal during that time. The movie was released theatrically in the United States under the title ''For Your Love Only'' in 1982.

Cast

Klaus Schwarzkopf Klaus Schwarzkopf (18 December 1922, in Neuruppin – 21 June 1991, in Bochum) was a German actor. From 1971 until 1978 he starred in the Norddeutscher Rundfunk version of the popular television crime series '' Tatort''. He was also known as a res ...

as Kommissar Finke, police inspector *

as Sina Wolf *

Christian Quadflieg Christian Urs Quadflieg (; 11 April 194516 July 2023) was a German actor and television director. After working at various theatres, he became a freelance actor from 1974 onwards. He had his breakthrough on television in 1977 in the episode fro ...

as Helmut Fichte *

Judy Winter Judy Winter (; born Beate Richard; 4 January 1944) is a German actress. She resides in Berlin. Filmography Film *1970: '' The Sex Nest'' *1970: ' ''(Hard Women)'' *1970: ' *1971: '' Und Jimmy ging zum Regenbogen'' — (based on a novel by ...

as Gisela Fichte * Markus Boysen as Michael Harms * Rüdiger Kirschstein as Franke, Finke's police assistant * Petra Verena Milchert as Inge * Rebecca Völz as Katrin * Uta Sax as Sina's mother * Henry Kielmann as Sina's father *

Friedrich Schütter Friedrich Schütter (1921–1995) was a German film and television actor. He was the German dubbing voice of Lorne Greene. Selected filmography * ''Operation Sleeping Bag'' (1955) * '' The Heart of St. Pauli'' (1957) * ''Doctor Crippen Lives'' ...

as Dr. Forkmann, school director

Production

In February 2024,

demanded an apology for her nude scenes as a 15-year-old in this film.

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