| Ehe im Schatten | |
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| Directed by | Kurt Maetzig |
| Written by | Hans Scweikart Kurt Maetzig |
| Produced by | Georg Kiaup |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Friedl Behn-Grund Eugen Klagemann |
| Edited by | Alice Ludwig |
| Music by | Wolfgang Zeller |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Sovexport-Film |
Release date |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Soviet Occupation Zone |
| Language | German |
Marriage in the Shadows (German: Ehe im Schatten) is 1947 German melodrama film directed by Kurt Maetzig and starring Paul Klinger, Ilse Steppat and Alfred Balthoff. It was produced in the Soviet zone in what later became East Germany and was released by DEFA. The film was described as an "attempt to confront the German people about the morals of the past", being the first film to confront the people about the persecution of the Jews and the atrocities conducted during World War II.[1][2]
- ^ Feinstein, Joshua (2002). The Triumph of the Ordinary: Depictions of Daily Life in the East German Cinema, 1949–1989. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-8078-5385-6.
- ^ Allan, Seán; Sandford, John, eds. (1999). DEFA: East German cinema, 1946–1992. New York: Berghahn Books. p. 62. ISBN 978-1-57181-753-2.