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Life Begins at Eight is a 1962 West German drama film directed by Michael Kehlmann and starring O.E. Hasse, Johanna Matz and Helmut Wildt. It is an adaptation of the 1940 play The Light of Heart by Emlyn Williams, previously adapted into a 1942 Hollywood film Life Begins at Eight-Thirty. The action is moved from the play's setting of London to Berlin.
Original Release
07/17/1966
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| O.E. Hasse | Mac Thomas |
| Johanna Matz | Cattrin, seine Tochter |
| Helmut Wildt | Robert Hauser |
| Gudrun Thielemann | Fanny Ehrenwirth |
| Gundel Thormann | Emily Lawrence |
| Lissy Arna | |
| Walter Buschhoff | Willibald Barthels |
| Ursula Diestel | |
| Edith Elsholtz | |
| Hans Epskamp |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| O.E. Hasse | Mac Thomas |
| Johanna Matz | Cattrin, seine Tochter |
| Helmut Wildt | Robert Hauser |
| Gudrun Thielemann | Fanny Ehrenwirth |
| Gundel Thormann | Emily Lawrence |
| Lissy Arna | |
| Walter Buschhoff | Willibald Barthels |
| Ursula Diestel | |
| Edith Elsholtz | |
| Hans Epskamp | |
| Richard Handwerk | |
| Harald Holberg | |
| Fritz Rémond Jr. | Frenkel, Manager |
| Hans Schwarz Jr. | Charly |
| Erna Sellmer | Frau Banner |
| Günther Stopnik | |
| Max Strassberg | |
| Achim Strietzel | |
| Walter Tarrach | Dr. Stadtländer |
| Gerd Vespermann | Gerber, Garderobier |
