Paths in Twilight explained

Paths in Twilight
Director:Gustav Fröhlich
Producer:Rolf Meyer
Music:Werner Eisbrenner
Editing:Walter Fredersdorf
Studio:Junge Film-Union Rolf Meyer
Distributor:Schorcht Filmverleih
Runtime:90 minutes
Country:West Germany

Paths in Twilight (German: '''Wege im Zwielicht''') is a 1948 West German drama film directed by and starring Gustav Fröhlich.[1] It also features Sonja Ziemann and Benno Sterzenbach. It is part of the rubble film tradition made in Germany in the wake of the Second World War.

It was shot at the Bendestorf Studios outside Hamburg and on location in Hannover. The film's sets were designed by the art director Erich Grave.

Synopsis

The film portrays the lives of three youths in immediate post-war Hannover who are homeless and try to make a living on the black market. When they are falsely connected with a murder they flee the city to the countryside where a sympathetic mayor offers them a fresh start.

Cast

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Notes and References

  1. Bock & Bergfelder p. 139