Lili Marleen (1981) on Netflix
R19812h
In Switzerland, the aspiring German singer Willie loves Robert, a Jewish trainee conductor. His family is part of a network helping Jews reach safety, and his father has her deported.
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Plot summary
In Switzerland, Willie, an aspiring German singer, is in love with Robert, a Jewish trainee conductor. Robert's relatives belong to a network that moves Jews and their money to safety in neutral Switzerland. Because Willie is German, they fear for the network and take her for a Nazi. Robert's wealthy father has her deported back to Germany. Willie had wanted to help the people fleeing the Nazis, and instead she is sent away from Robert.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Lili Marleen (1981)
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- Of the 23 theatrical films Rainer Werner Fassbinder directed, Lili Marleen was the only one that Germany submitted to the academy for consideration for a Best Foreign Language Film nomination.
- The film's central love affair is based on the German singer Lale Andersen and the Swiss conductor Rolf Liebermann, who was active in saving his fellow Jews.
