Film
Behind Monastery Walls
Germany- Age rating
- 12
- Director
- Harald Reinl
- Year
- 1952
Thomas Holinka has returned home from war and captivity. In the absence of a suitable home, he finds himself in what seems to be an abandoned monastery. When the nuns return, a conflict is inevitable because Holinka is addicted to alcohol and gambling .
Top cast
Olga Tschechowa
Prioress
Philip Dorn
Thomas Holinka
Katharina Mayberg
Kathrin
Peter Fischer
Four-Year-Old Peter
Dorothea Wieck
Subprioress
Margit Saad
Sister Romana
Walter Janssen
Dr. Riedinger
Harald Holberg
Joschi Panek
Anton Färber
Mayor
Sibylle von Gymnich
Teacher
Hanna Ralph
Mother Superior
Jochen Hauer
Sergeant
Margarete Haagen
Prosecutor
Teddy Turai
Hedwig Bleibtreu
Directed by
Harald Reinl
Written by
Erich Kröhnke, Hans Naderer, Harald Reinl
Produced by
Olga Tschechowa, Walter Traut