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Girls in Uniform

Girls in Uniform

This Startling Motion Picture Will Be the Yardstick By Which People Will Measure Each Other's Sophistication...

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Overview

A new student, Manuela, enters a strict girls' boarding school after her mother’s death, where she finds comfort in a kind teacher, stirring complex emotions within her.

Directed by Géza von Radványi
Written by Franz Höllering, Friedrich Dammann, Christa Winsloe
Produced by Artur Brauner, Joseph Spigler
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Top Cast

Lilli Palmer

Lilli Palmer

Elisabeth von Bernburg

Romy Schneider

Romy Schneider

Manuela von Meinhardis

Therese Giehse

Therese Giehse

Headmistress

Blandine Ebinger

Blandine Ebinger

Fräulein von Rackett

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Adelheid Seeck

Princess

Gina Albert

Gina Albert

Marga von Rackow

Sabine Sinjen

Sabine Sinjen

Ilse von Westhagen

Christine Kaufmann

Christine Kaufmann

Mia

Danik Patisson

Danik Patisson

Alexandra von Treskow

Ginette Pigeon

Ginette Pigeon

Edelgard von Kleist

Themes & Keywords

coming outboarding schoolschool performancepotsdamteacherremakelesbian relationshipteachers and students

About Girls in Uniform

Girls in Uniform is a drama film released in 1958 exploring themes of coming out, boarding school, school performance, potsdam, teacher, remake. Directed by Géza von Radványi, it stars Lilli Palmer, Romy Schneider, Therese Giehse. A new student, Manuela, enters a strict girls' boarding school after her mother’s death, where she finds comfort in a kind teacher, stirring complex emotions within her.

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