The Shadows Grow Longer

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The Shadows Grow Longer (1961)

Directed by Ladislao Vajda

Drama · 1h 31m

Christa Andres runs a home for troubled girls. With great dedication, she tries to help girls who have gone astray return to a normal life. She takes special care of Erika, who works as a prostitute and one day runs away from the home. Christa sets out to search for the girl in the red-light district. In doing so, she is haunted by the shadows of her own past. The educator herself used to work as a prostitute. When she meets her former pimp, he tries to exploit his knowledge in a perfidious way and blackmail Christa...

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Cast

Barbara Rütting Christa Andres Loni von Friedl Erika Schöner Hansjörg Felmy Max Luise Ullrich Frau Diethelm
F
Fred Tanner Dr. Borner
C
Carola Rasch Bessie
M
Margot Medicus Barbara Helga Sommerfeld Helene
I
Iris Erdmann Hilde
R
Renja Gill Anni
E
Elisabeth Roth Steffi
G
Gabriele Adam Vera

Crew

Director
Ladislao Vajda

Details

Original title
Die Schatten werden länger
Release date
1961-08-11
Runtime
1h 31m
Genres
Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Switzerland, Germany
Production
Praesens-Film, CCC Filmkunst