Reaching for the Stars (film)

Reaching for the Stars
Directed by	Carl-Heinz Schroth
Written by	Helmut Käutner Maria von der Osten-Sacken
Produced by	Harald Braun Georg Richter
Starring	Erik Schumann Liselotte Pulver Gustav Knuth
Cinematography	Friedl Behn-Grund Dieter Wedekind
Edited by	Hilwa von Boro
Music by	Werner Eisbrenner
Production company	N.D.F.-Produktion
Distributed by	Allianz Filmverleih
Release date	30 June 1955 (1955-06-30)
Running time	102 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Reaching for the Stars (German: Griff nach den Sternen) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Carl-Heinz Schroth and starring Erik Schumann, Liselotte Pulver and Gustav Knuth.[1]

The film's sets were designed by the art director Hans Sohnle. It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. It was partly shot on location in Venice.

Cast

• Erik Schumann as Turell
• Liselotte Pulver as Christine
• Gustav Knuth as Carlo
• Oliver Grimm as Christian
• Ilse Werner as Carola
• Anna-Maria Sandri as Kiki
• Nadja Tiller as Daniela
• Margarete Haagen as The Baroness
• Paul Henckels as Turell's father
• Sybil Werden as Elena
• Carsta Löck as Mrs. Vermeeren
• Michael Ande as Peppino
• Rudolf Vogel
• Paul Bildt

References

1. Bock & Bergfelder p.252

Bibliography

• Bock, Hans-Michael & Bergfelder, Tim. The Concise Cinegraph: Encyclopaedia of German Cinema. Berghahn Books, 2009.

External links

• Reaching for the Stars at IMDb