Storyline
The attractive Oberleutnant Paul Wendlandt is stationed in North Africa as a fighter pilot. While in Berlin to deliver a report he is given a day's leave, and on the stage of the cabaret theatre "Skala" sees the popular Danish singer Hanna Holberg. For Paul it is love at first sight. When Hanna visits friends after the end of the performance, he follows her, and speaks to her in the U-Bahn. After the party in her friends' flat, he accompanies her home and chance throws them further together when an air raid warning forces them to take cover in the air raid shelter. Hanna reciprocates Paul's feelings, but after a night spent together Paul has to return immediately to the front. There now follows a whole series of misunderstandings, and one missed opportunity after another. While Hanna waits in vain for some sign of life from Paul, he is flying on missions in North Africa. When he tries to visit her in her Berlin flat, she is giving a Christmas concert in Paris.
Cast & Crew
Zarah Leander
Hanna Holberg
Lead
Grethe Weiser
Kaethe, Hannas Zofe
Viktor Staal
Paul Wendlandt
Paul Hörbiger
Alexander Rudnitzky, Komponist
Wolfgang Preiss
Oberleutnant von Etzdorf
HS
Hans Schwarz Jr.
Artist Alfred Vanloo
Victor Janson
Theaterdirektor Mocelli
Leopold von Ledebur
Herr Westphal
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Rolf Hansen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Great Love is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
