The Hunger Years: In a Land of Plenty (1980)
Overview
Hungerjahre is a movie about adolescence in 1950s West Germany, in which director and scriptwriter Jutta Brückner comes to terms with her own memories.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | de |
| Popularity | 0.312 |
Directed By
Jutta Brückner
Crew
Jutta Brückner
Jutta Brückner
Reinhild Paul
Wolfgang Kluge
Jutta Brückner
Jörg Jeshel
Michael Mladenovic
Immo Camrath
Sybille Rahn
Monika Grube
Michael Loy
Edwin Wengoborski
Anneliese Krigar
Johannes Schmölling
Rainer März
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