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Mädchen in Uniform

Mädchen in Uniform

What is its strange appeal? Why does it stir the emotions?

19317.11h 28m

Overview

A sensitive girl is sent to an all-girls boarding school and develops a romantic attachment to one of her teachers.

Directed by Leontine Sagan
Written by Friedrich Dammann, Christa Winsloe
Produced by Carl Froelich
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Top Cast

Emilia Unda

Emilia Unda

Headmistress of the Boarding School

Dorothea Wieck

Dorothea Wieck

Miss von Bernburg

Hedwig Schlichter

Hedwig Schlichter

Miss von Kesten

Hertha Thiele

Hertha Thiele

Manuela von Meinhardis

Ellen Schwanneke

Ellen Schwanneke

Ilse von Westhagen

Annemarie von Rochhausen

Annemarie von Rochhausen

Edelgard Komtesse von Mengsberg (uncredited)

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Erika Biebrach

Lilli von Kattner (uncredited)

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Lene Berdolt

Fräulein von Gaerschner (uncredited)

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Margory Bodker

Miss Evans (uncredited)

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Gertrud de Lalsky

Exzellenz von Ehrenhardt - Manuelas Tante (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

coming outsuicide attemptfemale friendshipgirls' boarding schoolbased on play or musicalpunishmentblack and whiteorphanfemale homosexualitylgbtwoman directorteen rebellesbian

About Mädchen in Uniform

Mädchen in Uniform is a drama, romance film released in 1931 exploring themes of coming out, suicide attempt, female friendship, girls' boarding school, based on play or musical, punishment. Directed by Leontine Sagan, it stars Emilia Unda, Dorothea Wieck, Hedwig Schlichter. A sensitive girl is sent to an all-girls boarding school and develops a romantic attachment to one of her teachers.

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