Before God and Man (German: Vor Gott und den Menschen) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Erich Engel and starring Viktor de Kowa, Antje Weisgerber and Hans Söhnker. It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil Hasler and Walter Kutz.
Synopsis
Shortly after the Second World War, Maria marries fellow lawyer Martin who had been severely wounded in action. She believes that her first husband Georg was killed in action, and married Martin to some degree out of pity. Several years later Georg resurfaces alive in Leipzig in East Germany and tries to resume their former relationship, but Maria comes to realise that it is Martin that she truly loves.
Cast
Viktor de Kowa as Martin
Antje Weisgerber as Maria
Hans Söhnker as Georg
Käthe Braun as Katharina
Emmy Burg as Anna Mechala
Werner Peters as Anton Mechala
Hilde Sessak as Ida Jucharz
Trude Berliner as Frau Vikarin
Gerhard Bienert as Wachtmeister
Maly Delschaft as Dienstmädchen Lina
Erich Dunskus as Richter
Hans Hessling as Vogel, Trompeter
Karl Klüsner as Geistlicher
Franz-Otto Krüger as Verkehrspolizist
Klaus Miedel as Staatsanwalt
Hans Stiebner as Mann beim Barbier
Elsa Wagner as Schwester Else
References
Bibliography
Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise CineGraph. Encyclopedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009. Elsaesser, Thomas & Wedel, Michael . The BFI companion to German cinema. British Film Institute, 1999.