Where to watch · United States
Stream
via JustWatch · IP Geolocation by DB-IP
The Legend of Paul and Paula (1973)
Directed by Heiner Carow
“The controversial comedy from behind the iron curtain.”
Drama, Romance · 1h 45m
Paul and Paula have had bad experiences with love: Paul is financially well off but has lost all affection for his wife, and Paula leads a troublesome life raising two children on her own. They meet and discover a strong passion for each other. Life seems like a dream when they're together - but their short flights from the burdens of reality are once and again interrupted by Paul's ties to family and career.
Cast
Angelica Domröse
Paula
Winfried Glatzeder
Paul
Heidemarie Wenzel
Die Schöne
Fred Delmare
Reifen-Saft
Rolf Ludwig
Professor
Käthe Reichel
Frau des Schießbudenbesitzers
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
Schießbudenbesitzer
Frank-Otto Schenk
Schmidt
Dietmar Richter-Reinick
Kumpel
Eva-Maria Hagen
Freundin vom blonden Martin
Jürgen Frohriep
Der blonde Martin
Robert Glatzeder
Michael - Pauls Sohn
Crew
- Director
- Heiner Carow
- Screenplay
- Heiner Carow, Ulrich Plenzdorf
- Director of Photography
- Jürgen Brauer
- Original Music Composer
- Peter Gotthardt
- Editor
- Evelyn Carow
Details
- Original title
- Die Legende von Paul und Paula
- Release date
- 1973-03-14
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Genres
- Drama, Romance
- Original language
- DE
- Spoken languages
- German
- Countries
- East Germany
- Production
- DEFA-Studio für Spielfilme, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Berlin''