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A Time to Love and a Time to Die

  • 1958
  • Approved
  • 2h 12m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
4.1K
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John Gavin and Liselotte Pulver in A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
On the Russian front in 1944 German Private Ernst Graeber receives a leave and visits his family in Germany but Germany isn't the same country he left behind.
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Private Ernst Graeber goes home to Germany on leave from the Eastern Front during World War II to visit his family, but Germany is no longer the same.Private Ernst Graeber goes home to Germany on leave from the Eastern Front during World War II to visit his family, but Germany is no longer the same.Private Ernst Graeber goes home to Germany on leave from the Eastern Front during World War II to visit his family, but Germany is no longer the same.

  • Director
    • Douglas Sirk
  • Writers
    • Orin Jannings
    • Erich Maria Remarque
  • Stars
    • John Gavin
    • Liselotte Pulver
    • Jock Mahoney
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    4.1K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Douglas Sirk
    • Writers
      • Orin Jannings
      • Erich Maria Remarque
    • Stars
      • John Gavin
      • Liselotte Pulver
      • Jock Mahoney
    • 29User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

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    John Gavin
    John Gavin
    • Ernst Graeber
    Liselotte Pulver
    Liselotte Pulver
    • Elizabeth Kruse
    • (as Lilo Pulver)
    Jock Mahoney
    Jock Mahoney
    • Immerman
    Don DeFore
    Don DeFore
    • Boettcher
    Keenan Wynn
    Keenan Wynn
    • Reuter
    Erich Maria Remarque
    Erich Maria Remarque
    • Professor Pohlmann
    Dieter Borsche
    Dieter Borsche
    • Captain Rahe
    Barbara Rütting
    Barbara Rütting
    • Woman Guerrilla
    Thayer David
    Thayer David
    • Oscar Binding
    Charles Regnier
    Charles Regnier
    • Joseph
    Dorothea Wieck
    Dorothea Wieck
    • Frau Lieser
    Kurt Meisel
    Kurt Meisel
    • Heini
    Agnes Windeck
    Agnes Windeck
    • Frau Witte
    Clancy Cooper
    Clancy Cooper
    • Sauer
    John van Dreelen
    John van Dreelen
    • Political Officer
    Klaus Kinski
    Klaus Kinski
    • Gestapo Lieutenant
    Alice Treff
    Alice Treff
    • Frau Langer
    Alexander Engel
    • Mad Air Raid Warden
    • Director
      • Douglas Sirk
    • Writers
      • Orin Jannings
      • Erich Maria Remarque
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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The film was banned in Israel and the Soviet Union because of its uncommon, compassionate portrayal of Germans during WWII.
    • Goofs
      Keenan Wynn uses pounds instead of kilos to describe Don DeFore's wife's weight. Later Don DeFore also uses pounds instead of kilos when he mentions his wife having lost weight since he last saw her.
    • Quotes
      • Ernst Graeber: You're more lovely every time I see you. Only this time, you look like the next time.
    • Crazy credits
      Actor Karl Ludwig Lindt is credited in opening credits but not in the closing credits.
    • Connections
      Edited into Raid on Rommel (1971)
    • Soundtracks
      A TIME TO LOVE
      (uncredited)
      Music by Miklós Rózsa
      Lyrics by Charles Henderson
      Performed by uncredited blonde in cabaret scene

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 4, 1958 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • German
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • There's a Time to Love
    • Filming locations
      • Hopfenohe, Grafenwöhr, Bavaria, Germany(Russian village in ruins)
    • Production company
      • Universal International Pictures (UI)
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    Box office

    • Gross worldwide
      • $50,623
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 12m(132 min)
    • Sound mix
      • 4-Track Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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