Die große Liebe
GER 1941/42. Director: Rolf Hansen. Music: Michael Jary, Bruno Balz. Writer: Peter Groll, Rolf Hansen, Alexander Lernet-Holenia. 99 min. DCP
Featuring Zarah Leander, Grethe Weiser, Viktor Staal, Paul Hörbiger, Wolfgang Preiss, Leopold von Ledebur
World War II romance between a fighter pilot and a singer who animates officers of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS to sway with perseverance songs like “Ich weiß, es wird einmal ein Wunder gescheh’n”. Along with Wunschkonzert (1940), this revue film aimed at women on the “home front” was one of the most successful productions of the Nazi era.
Introduction: Tobias Haupts

With the kind support of Friedrich-Wilhelm-Murnau-Stiftung