
A Time to Love and a Time to Die
DramaRomanceWar
ā 7.6 / 10(4,055)
On the Russian front in 1944, German private Ernst Graeber goes on leave and visits his family in Germany but this isn't the same country he left behind.
- Rated
- Approved
- Runtime
- 2h 12m
- Released
- 1958
- Country
- United States
Details
Release year: 1958
Storyline
On the Russian front in 1944, German private Ernst Graeber goes on leave and visits his family in Germany but this isn't the same country he left behind.
Top credits
Directors
Cast
See all 33 credits ā
John Gavin ā Ernst Graeber
Liselotte Pulver ā Elizabeth Kruse
Jock Mahoney ā Immerman
Don DeFore ā Boettcher
Awards
0 wins & 1 nomination
See all awards āDid you know
⢠The film was banned in Israel and the Soviet Union because of its uncommon, compassionate portrayal of Germans during WWII.
⢠Douglas Sirk and Erich Maria Remarque became close friends during the shooting. Later, in Switzerland, they were even neighbors.
⢠Reportedly Jean-Luc Godard's favorite of Douglas Sirk's films.
User reviews
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Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Mono, 4-Track Stereo
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Color




















