The Legend of Paul and Paula

The Legend of Paul and Paula

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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.

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Angelica Domröse
Angelica Domröse
Paula
Winfried Glatzeder
Winfried Glatzeder
Paul
Heidemarie Wenzel
Heidemarie Wenzel
Die Schöne
Fred Delmare
Fred Delmare
Reifen-Saft
Rolf Ludwig
Rolf Ludwig
Professor
Käthe Reichel
Käthe Reichel
Frau des Schießbudenbesitzers
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
Hans Hardt-Hardtloff
Schießbudenbesitzer
Frank-Otto Schenk
Frank-Otto Schenk
Schmidt
Dietmar Richter-Reinick
Dietmar Richter-Reinick
Kumpel
Eva-Maria Hagen
Eva-Maria Hagen
Freundin vom blonden Martin
Jürgen Frohriep
Jürgen Frohriep
Der blonde Martin
Robert Glatzeder
Robert Glatzeder
Michael - Pauls Sohn
Marga Legal
Marga Legal
Alte Dame
Willi Schrade
Willi Schrade
Liebhaber der Schönen
Hertha Thiele
Hertha Thiele
Frau Knuth

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Release dateMar 14 1973

Runtime1 hour 45 minutes

Official siteVisit here

LanguageGerman

Production companiesDEFA, Künstlerische Arbeitsgruppe ''Berlin''

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