Der Fall Lena Christ
In April 1920, the Bavarian writer Lena Christ put an end to her own life in the Munich Waldfriedhof. The film tells the story of the tragic life of this unhappy woman.
In April 1920, the Bavarian writer Lena Christ put an end to her own life in the Munich Waldfriedhof. The film tells the story of the tragic life of this unhappy woman.
Heidi Stroh
Lena Christ
Edith Volkmann
Mutter
Eberhard Peiker
Peter Benedix
Peter Dornseif
Priester
Hans Peter Hallwachs
Benno Hassler
Luigi Malipiero
Kranker Mann
Sophie Strehlow
Großmutter
Paul Stieber-Walter
Großvater
Wilhelm Meyer-Förster
Stiefvater
In April 1920, the Bavarian writer Lena Christ put an end to her own life in the Munich Waldfriedhof. The film tells the story of the tragic life of this unhappy woman.
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