For Love and Others

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For Love and Others
Unser Wunderland bei Nacht.jpg
Directed byJürgen Roland (Episode 1)
Hans Heinrich (Episode 2)
(Episode 3)
Written byWolfgang Menge (Episode 1)
(Episode 2)
(Episode 2)
Gustav Lehmann (Episode 3)
Produced by
Starring
Paul Esser
Hilde Sessak
Cinematography
Bruno Mondi
Edited by
Music by
Distributed by
Release date
1959
Running time
81 minutes
CountryGermany
LanguageGerman

For Love and Others (original German title: Unser Wunderland bei Nacht) is a 1959 German anthology film, directed by Jürgen Roland, Hans Heinrich and . The film stars , and Paul Esser.

Better known than the film is the music. The main theme, composed by , is Wonderland by Night, a Billboard number one hit in Bert Kaempfert's version from 1961.

Plot[]

Three episodes from the shadow region of the 1950s West German Wirtschaftswunder: brutality and sentimentalities at the Davidswache at Hamburg's Reeperbahn (episode 1), two young girls of good family in a Munich milieu of Halbstarke (episode 2), corrupt businessmen in bed of a Düsseldorf callgirl (episode 3).[1]

Cast[]

  • Paul Esser as Hauptwachtmeister Siegel (Episode 1)
  • Hilde Sessak as Frau Lührmann (Episode 1)
  • as Helga Barufka (Episode 2)
  • as Bessy Neuhaus (Episode 2)
  • Friedrich Schoenfelder as Generaldirektor Schreiber (Episode 3)
  • as Das Fräulein Doktor (Episode 3)
  • as Gräfin Reichswitz (Episode 3)

Censorship[]

When For Love and Others was first released in Italy in 1960 the Committee for the Theatrical Review of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities rated it as VM16: not suitable for children under 16. The reason for the age restriction, cited in the official documents, was that the episodes featured prostitution and erotic scenes.[2] In addition the committee imposed the removal of the following scene: 1) reel 8 – dialogue on page 5 and 6 – from Flessing's line: "...yes, I have been told already today..." to line: "Freddy, I'm on my way..."; 2) reel 10 – dialogue on page 4 and 5 – from Freddy's line: "I love frills" to Backside's line: "Freddy, kill the light...".[3] The official document number is: 31818, it was signed on 29 April 1960 by Minister .[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Unser Wunderland bei Nacht, filmdienst.de (in German)
  2. ^ Italia Taglia Database of the documents produced by the Committee for the Theatrical Review of The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, from 1944 to 2000.
  3. ^ Italia Taglia Database of the documents produced by the Committee for the Theatrical Review of The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, from 1944 to 2000.
  4. ^ Italia Taglia Database of the documents produced by the Committee for the Theatrical Review of The Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, from 1944 to 2000.

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