The Fiancee is a 1980

1980 in film

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 East German film directed by Günter Reisch

Günter Reisch

Günter Reisch, is a German film director. After World War II, Reisch started working with theater and film and became one of East Germany's most prominent film makers. He has made approx. 20 motion pictures, including the two Karl Liebknecht films.-Selected filmography:* The Sailor's Song * Ach du...

 and Günther Rücker

Günther Rücker

Günther Rücker was a German writer, playwright and film director. He won several awards for his work, including the National Prize of East Germany, the Prix Italia- Selected filmography :...

 and based on a novel by Eva Lippold. The film is about the resistance of the communist Hella Lindau (Jutta Wachowiak

Jutta Wachowiak

Jutta Wachowiak is a German actress. She has appeared in over 60 films and television shows since 1962. She starred in the 1986 film So Many Dreams, which was entered into the 37th Berlin International Film Festival....

) and her fiancee Hermann Reimers (Regimantas Adomajtis) against the Nazis.

The film won the Crystal Globe

Crystal Globe

Crystal Globe is the main award at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, first given in the city of Karlovy Vary of the Czech Republic, in 1948.In the international competition of films, IFFKV presents the following awards:...

 at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is a film festival held annually in July in Karlovy Vary , Czech Republic. The Karlovy Vary Festival gained worldwide recognition over the past years and has become one of Europe's major film events....

. It was also chosen as East Germany's official submission to the 53rd Academy Awards

53rd Academy Awards

The 53rd Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 1980, were presented March 31, 1981, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles. The ceremonies, which were presided over by Johnny Carson, were originally scheduled for the previous day but were postponed due to the assassination attempt...

 for Best Foreign Language Film

Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film

The Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film is one of the Academy Awards of Merit, popularly known as the Oscars, handed out annually by the U.S.-based Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...

, but did not manage to receive a nomination.

External links

• The Fiancee at Filmportal.de
• The Fiancee at the DEFA-Stiftung
  Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft
  Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft, better known as DEFA, was the public-owned film studio in East Germany throughout that country's history.-History:...