The Bread of Those Early Years

Based On the book by Heinrich Böll

The Bread of Those Early Years (German: Das Brot der frühen Jahre) is a 1962 West German film directed by Herbert Vesely, based on the novel The Bread of Those Early Years by Heinrich Böll. It was entered into the 1962 Cannes Film Festival. At the Berlin International Filmfestival 1962, the film was awarded five film awards in gold in the categories of ‘Best Actress’ (Vera Tschechowa), ‘Best Cinematography’ (Wolf Wirth), ‘Best Director’ (Herbert Vesely), ‘Best Music’ (Attila Zoller) and ‘Best Feature-Length Film’ (producer Hansjürgen Pohland).

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Release date:

1962

Director:

Herbert Vesely

Cast:

Christian Doermer, Vera Tschechowa, Tilo Freiherr von Berlepsch, Karen Blanguernon

Genre:

Drama

Country:

Germany

Language:

German

Year page:

1962 in adaptations