Top Cast
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Christa Ludwig
Eva
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Toni Blankenheim
Hans Sachs
Overview
Wagner's communal drama on film.
Rating
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In a small North German village a drama played out during and shortly after the Second World War about duty versus individual conscience and morality.
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Skin
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