Die große Liebe

1942
1h 42m

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During a leave in Berlin, Lieutenant Paul Wendlandt, a young Luftwaffe pilot, falls for Anna Holberg, a famous singer, who returns his love. But in time of war it is hard to live on love onl... Read allDuring a leave in Berlin, Lieutenant Paul Wendlandt, a young Luftwaffe pilot, falls for Anna Holberg, a famous singer, who returns his love. But in time of war it is hard to live on love only. The lovers keep being separated on account of Paul's missions and their intended marria... Read allDuring a leave in Berlin, Lieutenant Paul Wendlandt, a young Luftwaffe pilot, falls for Anna Holberg, a famous singer, who returns his love. But in time of war it is hard to live on love only. The lovers keep being separated on account of Paul's missions and their intended marriage ceremony is constantly postponed. To cap it all, misunderstanding sets in between Paul ... Read all

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6.2/10

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- 1 nomination

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Trivia
Most successful movie during the Nazi era with more than 27 Million viewers.

Goofs
It is 1941 and the German Army is preparing to invade the Soviet Union. Yet the new planes the star as to ferry to his squadron in France are completely obsolete Bf109 B with a two bladed propellers that went out of front line service in 1939.

Connections
Edited into Deutschland, erwache! (1968)

Soundtracks
Mein Leben für die Liebe - jawohl
Music by Michael Jary
Lyrics by Bruno Balz
Performed by Zarah Leander

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7/10

A film with disturbing implications

This slickly-done romance which starred Zarah Leander, "the Nazi Garbo," struck such a responsive chord with female audiences that it became one of the greatest box office successes of World War II Germany. The plot would have been a familiar one to American audiences of the same era -- a soldier on temporary leave from the war-front meets and falls in love with a music-hall singer -- and that's what makes seeing this movie now so unsettling. It suggests that audiences in war-time America and Nazi Germany had the same tastes, the same fantasies, the same aspirations, etc. Some outsider viewing this movie and a similar Hollywood product would have concluded that they were made by identical societies!