Kalt ist der Abendhauch
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Kalt ist der Abendhauch

7.0 / 10 2000 2h 4mNR German
DramaRomance

Storyline

Love story spanning 60 years of the lives of Charlotte and Hugo. As a teenager before the war she is in love with him, but he marries her sister. They share some brief happy moments during the difficult post-war period, then they are separated for the longest time. They meet again as 80-year olds.

Cast & Crew

Heinz Bennent

Heinz Bennent

Hugo Wimmer (alt)

Lead
Gisela Trowe

Gisela Trowe

Charlotte Hoffmann (alt)

August Diehl

August Diehl

Hugo Wimmer (jung)

Fritzi Haberlandt

Fritzi Haberlandt

Charlotte Hoffmann (jung)

André Hennicke

André Hennicke

Bernhard

Ingo Naujoks

Ingo Naujoks

Anton

Vadim Glowna

Vadim Glowna

Eberhard Hoffmann

Elisabeth Trissenaar

Elisabeth Trissenaar

Charlottes Mutter

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rainer Kaufmann's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Kalt ist der Abendhauch is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker