Film

Nachtwache

1949 · 1h 49m · Drama

IMDb

7.7

In a hospital, the Protestant pastor Heger and the Catholic chaplain von Imhoff are responsible for pastoral care. Cornelie, a senior doctor, has lost her faith in God after the death of her daughter in the war. One day, Cornelie's former lover and father of her deceased daughter, the actor Gorgas, turns up to visit his friend von Imhoff. During these days, Gorgas invites Heger's ten-year-old daughter to visit him at the fairground, where she has a fatal accident on the swing boat. Hegers seems to be broken by this stroke of fate, but finds support in von Imhoff, who even gives him the strength to stop Gorgas from committing suicide. Cornelie regains her faith and stays with Heger.

Luise Ullrich

Cornelie Badenhausen

Hans Nielsen

Pfarrer Johannes Heger

René Deltgen

Stefan Gorgas

Dieter Borsche

Kaplan von Imhoff

Käthe Haack

die Oberin von Heiliggeist

Angelika Meissner

Lotte Hege

Gertrud Eysoldt

Schwester Jakobe

Annette Schleiermacher

Helferin

Nicolas Koline

Karnickelmann

Herbert Kroll

Bürgermeister

• Harald BraunDirector · Writer · Producer
• Paul AlverdesWriter
• Hans AbichProducer
• Rolf ThieleProducer
• Jacob GeisExecutive Producer
• Josef IlligDirector of Photography
• Franz KochDirector of Photography
• Mark LotharOriginal Music Composer
• Fritz StapenhorstEditor

Release date

October 20, 1949

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

12

Genres

Drama