Before God and Man

Before God and Man (German: Vor Gott und den Menschen) is a 1955 West German drama film directed by Erich Engel and starring Viktor de Kowa, Antje Weisgerber and Hans Söhnker.^[1][2] It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in West Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Emil Hasler and Walter Kutz.

Before God and Man
Directed by	Erich Engel
Written by	Kurt Heuser
Produced by	Richard H. Riedel Herbert Uhlich
Starring	Viktor de Kowa Antje Weisgerber Hans Söhnker
Cinematography	Karl Löb
Edited by	Carl Otto Bartning
Music by	Friedl Behn-Grund
Production company	Capitol Film
Distributed by	Prisma Film
Release date	27 September 1955 (1955-09-27)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

Synopsis

Shortly after the Second World War, Maria marries fellow lawyer Martin who had been severely wounded in action. She believes that her first husband Georg was killed in action, and married Martin, to some degree, out of pity. Several years later Georg resurfaces alive in Leipzig in East Germany and tries to resume their former relationship, but Maria comes to realise that it is Martin that she truly loves.

Cast

• Viktor de Kowa as Martin
• Antje Weisgerber as Maria
• Hans Söhnker as Georg
• Käthe Braun as Katharina
• Emmy Burg as Anna Mechala
• Werner Peters as Anton Mechala
• Hilde Sessak as Ida Jucharz
• Trude Berliner as Frau Vikarin
• Gerhard Bienert as Wachtmeister
• Maly Delschaft as Dienstmädchen Lina
• Erich Dunskus as Richter
• Hans Hessling as Vogel, Trompeter
• Karl Klüsner as Geistlicher
• Franz-Otto Krüger as Verkehrspolizist
• Klaus Miedel as Staatsanwalt
• Hans Stiebner as Mann beim Barbier
• Elsa Wagner as Schwester Else