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Two in a Big City
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Two in a Big City

1942-01-23 · 80 min · ★ 6.3

Comedy · Romance

A German soldier on leave in Berlin goes looking for his pen pal who he has never met called Gisela. He meets instead a woman with the same name and falls in love with her.

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Directors
Volker von Collande
Production companies
Tobis Filmkunst
Countries
Germany
Status
Released

Top Cast

Claude FarellClaude FarellGisela Meinhold
Karl JohnKarl JohnBernd Birckhoff
Marianne SimsonMarianne SimsonInge Torff
Hansi WendlerHansi WendlerGiesela Brückner
Volker von CollandeVolker von CollandeDr. Eberhard Berg
Hannes KepplerPeter Pelle
Käthe HaackKäthe HaackOberhelferin
Paul HenckelsBumke
Margarete KupferMargarete KupferFrau Böhme
Hubert von MeyerinckHubert von MeyerinckSpießer Karl Eberhard Knopp
Wolf TrutzMann vor dem Zooeingang
Georg HaentzschelBand Leader
Cordula GrunRotkreuzschwester Annie
Horst LommerLandser Waldemar am Bahnhof bei der Zugabfahrt
Alice TreffAlice TreffIngeborg, die Braut von Landser Waldemar
Erik RadolfNachbar von Gisela Meinhold Maler Witterlich
Gerhard DammannGerhard DammannSpeiseeisverkäufer am Wannsee
Eduard WenckEduard WenckDer Hamsterer mit dem "Eierkoffer" am Dampfer
Erna SellmerErna SellmerDer Hamsterer mit dem "Eierkoffer" am Dampfer
Josef DahmenJosef DahmenGitarrenspielender Landser auf dem Dampfer

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