Behind Monastery Walls (1952 film)

Behind Monastery Walls
Directed by	Harald Reinl
Written by	Erich Kröhnke Hans Naderer (play) Harald Reinl
Produced by	Walter Traut Olga Chekhova
Starring	Olga Chekhova Philip Dorn Katharina Mayberg
Cinematography	Franz Koch
Edited by	J. Joachim Bartsch
Music by	Giuseppe Becce
Production company	Delta Film
Distributed by	Neue Filmverleih
Release date	22 April 1952 (1952-04-22)
Running time	99 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Behind Monastery Walls (German: Hinter Klostermauern) is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Olga Chekhova, Philip Dorn and Katharina Mayberg. It takes place in a priory and is sometimes known by the alternative title of The Unholy Intruders. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Gottfried Will.

Synopsis

Thomas Holinka, a disillusioned veteran of the Second World War, returns from a prisoner of war camp. Having no home, he chooses to live in an seemingly abandoned priory. However, the nuns then return to the site, leading to conflict over his wayward lifestyle.

Cast

• Olga Chekhova as Priorin
• Philip Dorn as Thomas Holinka
• Katharina Mayberg as Kathrin
• Dorothea Wieck as Subpriorin
• Margit Saad as Schwester Romana
• Margarete Haagen as Prokuratorin
• Walter Janssen as Dr. Riedinger
• Hedwig Bleibtreu
• Harald Holberg as Joschi Panek
• Hanna Ralph as Generaloberin
• Peter Fischer as Peter, 4 Jahre alt
• Jochen Hauer as Oberwachtmeister
• Sibylle von Gymnich as Lektorin
• Anton Färber as Bürgermeister
• Lisa Helwig
• Bertha Picard
• Max Greger as Bandleader of a tanzorchester
• Münchner Philharmoniker
• Teddy Turai
• Rieve von Kortens

Bibliography

• James Robert Parish & Kingsley Canham. Film Directors Guide: Western Europe. Scarecrow Press, 1976.

External links

• Behind Monastery Walls at IMDb