Top Cast
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Keith Carradine
Dr. Emil Gräsler
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Miranda Richardson
Friederike / Widow Sommer
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Kristin Scott Thomas
Sabine Schleheim
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Max von Sydow
Von Schleheim
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Sarah-Jane Fenton
Katharina
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Mari Törőcsik
Mrs. von Schleheim
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Franco Diogene
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Mario Adorf
Bohlinger
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Vali Korompai
Overview
In pre-WWI Austria-Hungary, a physician struggles with his decision about which woman will he marry.
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