Broken Lullaby (1932)
Genre: Drama
Duration: 76 minuten
Alternative titles: The Man I Killed / The Broken Lullaby
Country:
United States
Directed by: Ernst Lubitsch
Stars: Lionel Barrymore, Nancy Carroll and Phillips Holmes
IMDb score:
7,6 (1.963)
Releasedate: 19 January 1932
Broken Lullaby plot
"Honor Thy Father...And Thy Mother BUT HOW ABOUT OUR ENEMY'S PARENTS? How About His Sweetheart, the Girl We Love?"
Paul Renard, a young French soldier, feels guilty for killing a German, Walter Holderlin, during World War I. After a memorial service in 1919, he approaches a priest to confess his guilt. Renard receives forgiveness and absolution from the priest. But that's not enough for him. He decides to take a dramatic step: he wants to visit Walter's family in Germany, to ask them for forgiveness. Initially he is rejected by Walter's father. But Elsa, Walter's betrothed, has seen Renard put flowers on his grave. Finally, Renard is warmly welcomed by the family. He tells them that he was a friend of Walter's, he doesn't dare tell them the truth.
Actors and actresses
Dr. H. Holderlin
Paul Renard
Fraulein Elsa
Frau Holderlin
Herr Walter Schultz
Walter Holderlin
Anna, Holderlin's Maid
Priest
Herr Bresslauer, Dress Shop Owner
Frau Miller
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