Immer wenn der Tag beginnt (1957)

Plot Summary

Dr. Hanna Burkhardt is a teacher by vocation: she is not only interested in teaching the pupils the subject matter, she also wants to be a human support and help them when necessary. The school authorities don't like this at all; in their eyes, she has failed several times. Her last chance is the ninth grade of a grammar school. At first, she has no access to the pupils. Only with Martin, a spoiled but lonely child of divorce, does Hanna develop a genuine relationship of trust. The rest of the class, however, remains dismissive until the day Hans, leader of the class jazz band, dies. His last wish was for the band to play at his grave, which the principal does everything in his power to prevent. Hanna, however, manages to get the class to play at the boy's grave - the ice is broken. Martin's diary, which is found in the school and in which the pupil confesses his love for her, almost becomes the teacher's undoing.

Full Cast & Characters

Ruth Leuwerik

Dr. Hanna Burkhardt

Hans Söhnker

Wolfgang Cornelius

Christian Wolff

Martin Wieland

Christl Mardayn

Frau Wieland, seine Mutter

Agnes Windeck

Zimmervermieterin Frl. Richter

Edith Schultze-Westrum

Frau Kleinschmidt

Joseph Offenbach

Pedell Sobotke

Rex Gildo

Max Clement

Friedrich Domin

Professor Wächter

Hans Reiser

Dr. Walter Lohmann

Director & Crew

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