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A Time to Love and a Time to Die

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

Drama · War · Romance · 1958

A German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II.

Movie details

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

“Born out of the blazing passions of war!”

1958 Drama · War · Romance 2h 12m

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TMDB

7.2 / 10

Community rating

A German soldier home on leave falls in love with a girl, then returns to World War II.

CriticWise case file

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The people responsible.

Directed by

Douglas Sirk

Written by

Orin Jannings

John Gavin

John Gavin

Ernst Graeber

Liselotte Pulver

Liselotte Pulver

Elizabeth Kruse

Jock Mahoney

Jock Mahoney

Immerman

Don DeFore

Don DeFore

Boettcher

Keenan Wynn

Keenan Wynn

Reuter

Erich Maria Remarque

Erich Maria Remarque

Professor Pohlmann

Dieter Borsche

Dieter Borsche

Captain Rahe

Court is in session

Put A Time to Love and a Time to Die on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.