Under the Pavement Lies the Strand

Under the Pavement Lies the Strand

Under the Pavement Lies the Strand

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Under the Pavement Lies the Strand

1975

1h 39m

3.5(4 votes)

Drama

Overview

West Berlin, 1974. The revolution didn't happen like it was supposed. Grischa, a 30-year-old actress dissatisfied with standard left-wing politics, interviews working women to find out how they deal with being both mothers and members of society.

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9 members

Acting

Grischa Huber

Grischa

Grischa Huber

Acting

Heinrich Giskes

Heinrich

Heinrich Giskes

Acting

Ursula von Berg

Berlin woman

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Gesine Strempel

Berlin woman

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Traute Klier-Siebert

Berlin woman

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Barbara Finkenstädt

Berlin woman

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Heinz Hoenig

Unknown Role

Heinz Hoenig

Acting

Günter Lampe

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Helma Sanders-Brahms

Narrator (voice)

Helma Sanders-Brahms

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