A Time to Love and a Time to Die plot
"Born out of the blazing passions of war!"
Ernst Graeber is a German soldier who finally gets a short leave of absence after two years of fighting. Once home, however, he discovers that nothing is left of his parental village. In the search for his parents, he soon meets the cynical Elizabeth Kruse, who is looking for her parents. They fall in love, but the harsh realities of war hinder their happiness.