Life Begins (Das Leben beginnt) 64 years old

A new world full of excitement and temptation opens up for 18-year-old Erika when her father flees from Krüselin, a small village in Brandenburg, to West Berlin, taking his daughter with him. Her uncle's luxurious house, the turbulence of life in the big city, and her cousin's progressive thinking and quick wit all turn her head at first. But behind all this glitter and tinsel lurks the cold, hard world of money and Erika begins to feel homesick for the town where she grew up and for Rolf, her first real boyfriend.

Credits

Life Begins Cast

Name Character
Micaela Kreißler She was 18, 76 years old when she died
Erik Veldre He was 27, now 92 years old
Marga Legal She was 52, 93 years old when she died as Frau Gruber
Ruth-Maria Kubitschek She was 28, now 93 years old as Geheimrätin
Adolf Peter Hoffmann He was 54, 76 years old when he died
Horst Kube He was 39, 55 years old when he died
Hans Lucke He was 32, 90 years old when he died
Inge Keller She was 36, 93 years old when she died
Maximilian Larsen as Postbeamter
Albert Hetterle He was 41, 88 years old when he died
Wilhelm Koch-Hooge He was 44, 88 years old when he died
Hartmut Reck He was 27, 68 years old when he died as Werner
Hans Klering He was 53, 81 years old when he died
Manja Behrens She was 45, 88 years old when she died as Frau Brenner
Rolf Ludwig He was 34, 73 years old when he died

Life Begins Crew

Name Department
Ilse Peters as Editor. She was 39 (19) years old when She died Editing
Götz Neumann as Cinematography. Crew
Life Begins poster
Life Begins (64 years)

  • Release day: Friday, April 08, 1960
  • Runtime: 119 minutes