Old Barge, Young Love (1957 film)

Alter Kahn und junge Liebe
Directed by	Hans Heinrich
Produced by	Werner Dau
Written by	Hans Heinrich
Starring	Alfred Maack
Music by	Gerd Natschinski
Cinematography	Eugen Klagemann
Edited by	Hildegard Tegener, Ferdinand Weintraub
Production; company	Defa
Distributed by	Progress Film
Release date	22 February 1957;
Running time	80 minutes
Country	GDR
Language	German

Alter Kahn und junge Liebe (English-language title: Old Barge, Young Love)[1] is an East German (then GDR) romance film directed by Hans Heinrich. It was released in 1957.

Plot

Skipper Vollbeck leads a small group of barges traveling down the Havel from Berlin to Waren. To meet his debtors' demands, he loaded his ship with cement almost beyond its capability to carry. Horst, the skipper of one of the other boats, and Vollbeck's son Kalle both fall in love with the older skipper's niece Anna, who joined the journey. Eventually, she chooses Kalle and they marry, after the barges manage to make it to Waren.

Cast

Alfred Maack as Heinrich Borchert
Erika Dunkelmann as Marie
Götz George as Karl 'Kalle'
Gustav Püttjer as Herrmann Vollbeck
Maria Häussler as Anne Vollbeck
Kurt Schmidtchen as Ernst
Horst Naumann as Horst Richter
Uwe Torsten as Buttje
Elfie Dugal as lady
Waltraud Kogel as the assistant
Alice Prill as secretary

Production

The film was one of the more light-hearted DEFA productions of the second half of the 1950s, created after a wave of highly ideological films were negatively received by the public. According to author Heinz Kersten, it had only "a modest saying on the matters of society" and was "entertainment".[2] It was Götz George's first major role on the screen.[3]

Reception

The West German Catholic Film Service described the film as "having several clumsy moments. Generally, an undemanding piece of entertainment."[4] The World Stage newspaper's critic dubbed as "dramatically dull."[5]

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References

Alter Kahn und junge Liebe on Defa Foundation's website.
Heinz Kersten. Das Filmwesen in der Sowjetischen Besatzungszone Deutschlands. Bundesministerium für Gesamtdeutsche Fragen (1963). ASIN B0000BK48Q. page 90.
Alter Kahn und junge Liebe on cinema.de.
Alter Kahn und junge Liebe on the German Film Lexicon.
Die Weltbühne, no.11, 1957.

External links

Old Barge, Young Love on IMDb
Alter Kahn und junge Liebe on filmportal.de
Alter Kahn und junge Liebe original poster on ostfilm.de
Alter Kahn und junge Liebe on PROGRESS' website.
Alter Kahn und junge Liebe on DEFA Sternstunden.

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[1] Alter Kahn und junge Liebe on Defa Foundation's website.

[2] Heinz Kersten. Das Filmwesen in der Sowjetischen Besatzungszone Deutschlands. Bundesministerium für Gesamtdeutsche Fragen (1963). ASIN B0000BK48Q. page 90.

[3] Alter Kahn und junge Liebe on cinema.de.

[4] Alter Kahn und junge Liebe on the German Film Lexicon.

[5] Die Weltbühne, no.11, 1957.