Life Begins (1960)

A new world full of excitement and temptation opens up for 18-year-old Erika when her father flees from Krüselin, a small village in Brandenburg, to West Berlin, taking his daughter with him. Her uncle's luxurious house, the turbulence of life in the big city, and her cousin's progressive thinking and quick wit all turn her head at first. But behind all this glitter and tinsel lurks the cold, hard world of money and Erika begins to feel homesick for the town where she grew up and for Rolf, her first real boyfriend.

Cast (21)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Doris Abeßer

Erika Schenk

Erik Veldre

Rolf Gruber

Wilhelm Koch-Hooge

Dr. Schenk

Raimund Schelcher

Direktor Gruber

Manja Behrens

Frau Brenner

Rolf Ludwig

Benno Brenner

Marga Legal

Frau Gruber

Hartmut Reck

Werner

Gisela May

Chefärztin

Ruth-Maria Kubitschek

Geheimrätin

M

Maximilian Larsen

Postbeamter

A

Adolf Peter Hoffmann

Hans Lucke

Gertrud Brendler

Horst Kube

Inge Keller

Peter Kiwitt

Albert Hetterle

Hans Klering

Micaela Kreißler

P

Peter Festersen

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