Ein Mann im schönsten Alter

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Ein Mann im schönsten Alter (1964)

Directed by Franz Peter Wirth

Drama · 1h 49m

Richard Mertens, a successful magazine editor with a cold, empty marriage to Lucy, seeks excitement through an affair with younger colleague Eva. Yet his need for status traps him in superficiality, undermining genuine connection. A legal battle with old friend Ferrow, won through perjury, reveals Mertens’s moral emptiness, shattering his relationship with Eva. Alone, he finds solace only in listening to bartender Brigitte.

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Cast

Karl Michael Vogler Richard Mertens Pascale Audret Eva Françoise Prévost Lucy Marisa Mell Brigitte Hellmut Lange Ferrow Hans Caninenberg Alfred von Xanten Sigfrit Steiner Kriminalinspektor Scherbl Rosemarie Fendel Margot

Crew

Director
Franz Peter Wirth
Screenplay
Oliver Storz
Novel
Rudolf Schneider
Director of Photography
Karl Schröder
Original Music Composer
George Gruntz

Details

Release date
1964-01-17
Runtime
1h 49m
Genres
Drama
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Countries
Germany
Production
Maran Film