The Secret of a Marriage (German: Geheimnis einer Ehe) is a 1951 West German comedy film directed by Helmut Weiss and starring Olga Tschechowa, Curd Jürgens and Paul Klinger. It was adapted from Weiss' own play of the same title. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Fritz Lück and Hans Sohnle.
Synopsis
A widow for fifteen years, Tina Camphausen has raised her three children by herself. Then her first lover the conductor Felix Adrian comes back into her life. Her growing affection for her offends her son Christian, who resents the newcomer moving into their house. Tina then has to break it to Christian that Felix is really his father.
Cast
Olga Tschechowa as Tina Camphausen
Curd Jürgens as Dirigent Felix Adrian
Paul Klinger as Paul Brugger
Harald Holberg as Christian Camphausen
Ada Tschechowa as Schwänchen Camphausen
Marianne Koch as Musi Camphausen
Hedwig Wangel as Haushälterin
Walter Janssen
Fritz Odemar
Alexander Ponto
Peter Blank
References
Bibliography
Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. Schönfeld, Christiane. The History of German Literature on Film. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023.