| Street Acquaintances | |
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| Directed by | Peter Pewas |
| Written by | Arthur Pohl |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Georg Bruckbauer |
| Edited by | Johanna Meisel |
| Music by | Michael Jary |
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| Distributed by | Progress Film |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
| Language | German |
Street Acquaintances (German: Straßenbekanntschaft) is a 1948 German drama film directed by Peter Pewas and starring Gisela Trowe, Alice Treff and Ursula Voß. It was made by the Communist-controlled DEFA studios in the Soviet Zone of Germany Released in both the future West and East Germany it was a popular hit and sold 6,469,626 tickets.[1] While it can be regarded as using a style that resembled the Italian neorealist films of the era, it has also been suggested that it returns to the more traditional style of the Weimar era.[2] It portrays the dangers of spreading venereal disease.
It was shot at the Babelsberg Studios in Berlin and on location around the city. The film's sets were designed by the art director Wilhelm Depenau.
- ^ List of the 50 highest-grossing DEFA films.
- ^ Moeller p. 23