Love and the First Railroad (Die Liebe und die erste Eisenbahn) 90 years old

'Love and the First Railway' is what this movie's title would mean in English. This is one of those films that depicts fictional characters participating in an historic incident. The actual first railway was built in England, of course. But according to this movie, the first railway (in Germany, at least) was built from Berlin to Potsdam, in 1838. I haven't the faintest idea if that's correct, but the people who made this movie do seem to take a great deal of interest in historical accuracy, so I'll take their word for it. Anyway, a title at the beginning establishes that this movie is set in 1838.

Credits

Love and the First Railroad Cast

Name Character
Josefine Dora She was 66, 76 years old when she died
Jakob Tiedtke He was 59, 85 years old when he died as F.W. Eichmann, Posthalter in Zehlendorf
Max Gülstorff He was 52, 64 years old when he died as B.C. Fechner, Bankier in Berlin
Paul Westermeier He was 42, 80 years old when he died as Eckensteher Nante
Ida Wüst She was 50, 73 years old when she died as Helene, seine Frau
Karin Hardt She was 24, 81 years old when she died as Brigitte, beider Tochter
Genia Nikolaieva She was 30, 97 years old when she died as Nanette
Fritz Kampers He was 43, 59 years old when he died as Paul Kluthammer, sein Faktotum

Love and the First Railroad Crew

Name Department
Hasso Preiß as Director. Directing
Love and the First Railroad poster
Love and the First Railroad (90 years)

  • Release day: Tuesday, November 27, 1934
  • Runtime: 81 minutes