The Sonnenbrucks
Seen it?1951 | 99 min | Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong drama. If you loved Casablanca or The Pianist, start here.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 39 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in German, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1951: an older pace and style.
Professor Sonnenbruck is a scientist who is not particularly interested in politics. Even the meeting in 1943 with his former assistant Peters does not change him. He does not betray Peters, who has escaped from a concentration camp, but that is already enough for him. But after the war Sonnenrbruck gets into a conflict of conscience. He thought that science was finally free of politics again only to find the opposite happening at his university in Göttingen. A medical congress in the GDR brings him together with Peters, who is working on a major research contract there. Sonnenbruck decides to visit Peters.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 244 people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Georg C. Klaren
- Eduard von WintersteinProf. Walter Sonnenbruck
- Maly DelschaftBertha Sonnenbruck
- Ursula BurgRuth Sonnenbruck
- Raimund SchelcherDozent Joachim Peters
- Harry RiebauerStudent
- Herbert KöferChristian Föns
- Käte AlvingAgnes Sörensen
- Friedrich MaurerTourterelle
- Kurt MikulskiAnton
- Hans-Georg RudolphMinisterialrat Behnke