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The story

Post-war Germany: Like so many other women, Gerda Krause has lost her husband during the war and has to fend for herself and her two children. She finds work as a seamstress but refuses the offering of her department chief Zimmermann to upgrade her qualifications. One day she meets Uschi, an old friend of hers, whom she has helped with schoolwork before the war and subsequently lost track of. The reunion reminds Gerda of her childhood dream: to become a teacher. Thus, she decides to enroll at university to make her dream come true.

Cast & crew

Erika Müller-FürstenauGerda Krause

Christoph Engel

Christoph EngelBernd

Rolf MoebiusWerner Schneider

Erich Mirek

Erich MirekZimmermann

Horst NaumannKlaus

Magdalene von Nußbaum

Magdalene von NußbaumMother Becker

Erika DunkelmannHanna - Gerda's colleague

Ellen PlessowTrümmerfrau

Elfriede Garden

Elfriede GardenJutta, Gerda's girlfriend

Hans-Joachim MartensJürgen

Gertrud BrendlerMiss Grethmann

Margit Schaumäker

Margit SchaumäkerGrete, Gerda's colleague