Die Schatten werden länger
5
91 minutes
8/11/1961
Overview
Christa Andres runs a home for troubled girls. With great dedication, she tries to help girls who have gone astray return to a normal life. She takes special care of Erika, who works as a prostitute and one day runs away from the home. Christa sets out to search for the girl in the red-light district. In doing so, she is haunted by the shadows of her own past. The educator herself used to work as a prostitute. When she meets her former pimp, he tries to exploit his knowledge in a perfidious way and blackmail Christa...
Cast List
Barbara Rütting
as Christa Andres
Loni von Friedl
as Erika Schöner
Hansjörg Felmy
as Max
Luise Ullrich
as Frau Diethelm
Fred Tanner
as Dr. Borner
Carola Rasch
as Bessie
Margot Medicus
as Barbara
Helga Sommerfeld
as Helene
Iris Erdmann
as Hilde
Renja Gill
as Anni
Elisabeth Roth
as Steffi
Gabriele Adam
as Vera
Heidi Pawellek
as Paula
Brit von Thiesenhausen
as Ruth
Michael Paryla
as Fritz Schmoll
Mathilde Schmitz
as Frau Hüni
Lee Ruckstuhl
as Fräulein Busch
Anneliese Betschart
as Annis Stiefmutter
Hans Gaugler
as Annis Vater
Hedda Ippen
as Barbaras Mutter
Johannes Killert
as Barbaras Vater
Oskar Hoby
as Helenes Vater
Bella Neri
as Schulmädchen
Erika Wolf
as Schulmädchen
Saskia van Hoogstraten
Nicola von Huetschler
Ulrike Laurence
Sabine von Oertzen
Kathi Scheck
Susanne Schoch
Isabelle Carlson
Yvette Taeuber
Max Werner Lenz
Lou Seitz