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Ave Maria is a 1953 West German drama film directed by Alfred Braun and starring Zarah Leander, Hans Stüwe and Marianne Hold. It was part of the post-war comeback of the Swedish-born Zeander who had been one of the biggest German stars of the Nazi era.
The film's sets were designed by the art directors Hans Ledersteger and Ernst Richter. Location filming took place at in Hamburg, Finland and the Starnberger See.
Original Release
09/07/1953
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Zarah Leander | Karin Twerdy aka Maria Talland / Sängerin Karin Twerdy |
| Hans Stüwe | Dietrich Gontard / Industrieller Dietrich Gontard |
| Marianne Hold | Daniela Twerdy / Tochter Daniela Twerdy |
| Hilde Körber | Schwester Benedikta |
| Carl Wery | Dr. Melartin |
| Ingrid Pan | Christa Gontard |
| Hans Henn | Thomas Gontard |
| Hedwig Wangel | Die Oberin |
| Charlotte Scheier-Herold | Schwester Luitgard |
| Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur | Dr. Rieser / Justizrat Dr. Rieser |
Directors
Writers
Harald Braun, Wolf Neumeister, Hans Wendel
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Zarah Leander | Karin Twerdy aka Maria Talland / Sängerin Karin Twerdy |
| Hans Stüwe | Dietrich Gontard / Industrieller Dietrich Gontard |
| Marianne Hold | Daniela Twerdy / Tochter Daniela Twerdy |
| Hilde Körber | Schwester Benedikta |
| Carl Wery | Dr. Melartin |
| Ingrid Pan | Christa Gontard |
| Hans Henn | Thomas Gontard |
| Hedwig Wangel | Die Oberin |
| Charlotte Scheier-Herold | Schwester Luitgard |
| Ernst Stahl-Nachbaur | Dr. Rieser / Justizrat Dr. Rieser |
| Josef Sieber | Conny |
| Hans Stiebner | Hanke |
| Berta Drews | Kerstin Melartin |
| Elisabeth Wendt | Lisa Nilsson |
| Etta Braun | Selma |
| Zita Uhl | Schwester Beata |
| Ingeborg von Freyberg | Schwester Gundula |
| Alfred Braun | |
| Nikolaus Ellin | |
| Maria Offermanns |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Walter Traut | Executive Producer |
| Ilse Kubaschewski | Producer |
