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Mother Love

Original title: Mutterliebe
  • 1939
  • 1h 46m
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Mother Love (1939)
Drama

The tribulations of a typical German mother sacrificing and struggling during the Nazi era. Having lost her husband in an accident, she toils as a laundress. When one of her four children ma... Read allThe tribulations of a typical German mother sacrificing and struggling during the Nazi era. Having lost her husband in an accident, she toils as a laundress. When one of her four children may lose an eye, she donates one of her own.The tribulations of a typical German mother sacrificing and struggling during the Nazi era. Having lost her husband in an accident, she toils as a laundress. When one of her four children may lose an eye, she donates one of her own.

  • Director
    • Gustav Ucicky
  • Writers
    • Hans Flemming
    • Gerhard Menzel
  • Stars
    • Käthe Dorsch
    • Paul Hörbiger
    • Wolf Albach-Retty
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.4/10
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    • Director
      • Gustav Ucicky
    • Writers
      • Hans Flemming
      • Gerhard Menzel
    • Stars
      • Käthe Dorsch
      • Paul Hörbiger
      • Wolf Albach-Retty
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Käthe Dorsch
    Käthe Dorsch
    • Marthe Pirlinger
    Paul Hörbiger
    Paul Hörbiger
    • Notar Dr. Koblmüller
    Wolf Albach-Retty
    Wolf Albach-Retty
    • Walter Pirlinger - 1922
    Hans Holt
    Hans Holt
    • Paul Pirlinger - 1922
    Hans Hotter
    • Josef Pirlinger
    Rudolf Prack
    Rudolf Prack
    • Felix Pirlinger - 1922
    Susi Nicoletti
    Susi Nicoletti
    • Franzi Pirlinger - 1922
    Siegfried Breuer
    Siegfried Breuer
    • Kammersänger
    Frida Richard
    • Frau Stätter - alte Waschfrau
    Olly Holzmann
    Olly Holzmann
    • Hanna Pirlinger
    Winnie Markus
    Winnie Markus
    • Rosl Pirlinger
    Fritz Imhoff
    Fritz Imhoff
    • Opernportier
    Eduard Köck
    • Professor
    Alfred Neugebauer
    Alfred Neugebauer
    • Schulleiter
    Traudl Stark
    • Franzi - 1912
    Erich Kuchar
    • Walter - 1912
    Walter Schweda
    • Paul - 1912
    Rudolf Rab
    • Felix - 1912
    • Director
      • Gustav Ucicky
    • Writers
      • Hans Flemming
      • Gerhard Menzel
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    • Trivia
      Susi Nicoletti's debut.
    • Connections
      Featured in The World at War: Inside the Reich: Germany - 1940-1944 (1974)

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    • Release date
      • March 15, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Germany
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Materina ljubezen
    • Filming locations
      • Alte Universität, Vienna, Austria
    • Production company
      • Wien-Film
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 46 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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