Question 1

What historic milestone does this film hold for German cinema?

Accepted Answer

It was the first German movie made after World War II.

Question 2

How does Hildegard Knef's real-life experience connect to her character's backstory?

Accepted Answer

Knef spent 3 months in a POW camp in Poland in 1945; her character Susanne Wallner is said to be returning from a concentration camp.

Question 3

Why was leading actor Ernst Wilhelm Borchert omitted from posters and credits?

Accepted Answer

He had forged his denazification forms, omitting his NSDAP membership since 1933, though his connection to the party was without further consequences.

Question 4

Which international film festivals featured this movie?

Accepted Answer

Venice Film Festival in 1947 and Berlin International Film Festival in 2012.

Question 5

What was the timing of the world premiere relative to the Nuremberg Trials?

Accepted Answer

The premiere took place one day before the first sentences in the Nuremberg Trials were carried out, and ten war criminals were hanged.

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