Our Short Life (Unser kurzes Leben) 43 years old

The fun-loving, 26-year-old architect Franziska Linkerhand (Simone Frost) works for a famous professor. Yet, she feels restrained by her dependence on him and longs to take risks. When her marriage falls apart, she moves to a small town for a fresh start. Franziska approaches her new life with vigor and idealism. Many of her colleagues have given in to the dictates of economic restrictions and prefabricated apartment blocks; but Franziska hangs onto her ideals and, as in her private life, is not willing to compromise…

Credits

Our Short Life Cast

Name Character
Hermann Beyer He was 37, now 80 years old as Schafheutlin
Simone Frost She was 22, 51 years old when she died as Franziska Linkerhand
Christian Steyer He was 34, now 77 years old
Uwe Kockisch He was 36, now 80 years old as Wolfgang
Barbara Dittus She was 41, 61 years old when she died
Dietrich Körner He was 54, 74 years old when he died as Professor Reger
Ingeborg Westphal She was 30, 61 years old when she died
Annemone Haase She was 50, now 93 years old
Gert Gütschow He was 52, now 96 years old
Helmut Straßburger He was 51, 80 years old when he died
Christine Schorn She was 36, now 80 years old

Our Short Life Crew

Name Department
Claus Neumann as Cinematography. He was 42 (78) years old when He died Crew
Gerhard Rosenfeld as Music. He was 49 (72) years old when He died Sound
Regine Kühn as Writer. She was 39 (now 82) years old Writing
Our Short Life poster
Our Short Life (43 years)

  • Release day: Friday, January 16, 1981
  • Runtime: 113 minutes