John Gavin and Liselotte Pulver in A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

Movie1958• Approved• 2h 12m
DramaRomanceWar
⭐ 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.

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Awards

0 wins & 1 nomination

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Did 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

⭐ 9/10

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šŸ‘ 17 Ā· 7/2/2009
⭐ 7/10

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Technical specs

Sound mix
Mono, 4-Track Stereo
Aspect ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Color

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