| Behind Monastery Walls | |
| Director: | Harald Reinl |
| Studio: | Delta Film |
| Distributor: | Neue Filmverleih |
| Runtime: | 99 minutes |
| Country: | West Germany |
Behind Monastery Walls (German: '''Hinter Klostermauern''') is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Olga Chekhova, Philip Dorn and Katharina Mayberg.[1] It takes place in a priory and is sometimes known by the alternative title of The Unholy Intruders. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Gottfried Will.
Thomas Holinka, a disillusioned veteran of the Second World War, returns from a prisoner of war camp. Having no home, he chooses to live in an seemingly abandoned priory. However, the nuns then return to the site, leading to conflict over his wayward lifestyle.