Zeit zu leben
Time to Live
The communist and resistance fighter Lorenz Reger, who after the war put all his efforts in the creation of a socialist German stat, learns that he has only a short time left to live. Nevertheless, he wants to take on one last difficult new task: He wants to restructure a large firm which has run deep into the red numbers. In a short amount of time, Reger manages to establish mutual trust between the employees and the new management. Furthermore, he motivates the employees with his personal interest for their concerns. He promotes the development of an electronic calculator and allows a woman to return to work by organizing a lace in a day-nursery for her child. Reger soldiers on and successfully takes the company to new heights, thus becoming a role model even beyond his death.
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Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Editing
Music
Cast
- Lorenz Reger
- Katja Sommer
- Fred Sommer
- Monika May
- Klaus Reger
- Alfred Kalabis
- Rudi Sprengler
- Professor Rossow
- Herwart Suschke
- Hein
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Screenplay
Scenario
Script editor
Director of photography
Assistant camera
Still photography
Production design
Set construction
Make-up artist
Costume design
Editing
Music
Music performer
Vocals
Cast
- Lorenz Reger
- Katja Sommer
- Fred Sommer
- Monika May
- Klaus Reger
- Alfred Kalabis
- Rudi Sprengler
- Professor Rossow
- Herwart Suschke
- Hein
- Pförtner Hempel
- Großmutter Reger
- Hans Weber
- Erna Kalabis
- Russische Mutter
- Elisabeth Reger
- Herr Mangold
- Joachim Kampe
- Dr. Heinz
- Brigadierin
- Arbeiterin Maria Strehler
- Arbeiter Kurt Schmidt
- Sekretärin Margot Schwarz
- Fahrer Hans Müller
- Deutscher Offizier
- Schwertmann
- Laux, BGL
- Frau Weber
- Älterer Professor
- Carmen
- Angelika
- Jutta Sprengler
- Fritz Ebel
- Elfriede Ebel
- Frau Suschke
- Blumenverkäuferin
- SA-Mann
- Hanna Riemann
- Arbeiter
- Studentin
- Studentin
- Student
- Manuela
- Erika
- Günther
- Paul Scholz
- Marion Trommer
- Eddi Beier
- Mechaniker Ewald
- Franz Seidel
- Ingenieur Grosse
- Student Werner
- Student
- Student
- Student
- Student
- Student
- Minister
- Vertreter des Ministers
- Vertreter des Generaldirektors
- Staatssekretär
- Professor
- Stellvertretender Minister
- Hänselmann
- Sekretärin
- Stewardess
- Studentin
- Studentin
- Gedenkstättenführer Buchenwald
- Deutsche Krankenschwester
- Sowjetische Krankenschwester
Dubbing
- Lorenz Reger
Production company
Unit production manager
Location manager
Original distributor
Uraufführung (DD): 25.09.1969, Berlin, International
Titles
- Originaltitel (DD) Zeit zu leben
Versions
Original
Uraufführung (DD): 25.09.1969, Berlin, International