House of Life

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House of Life (German: Haus des Lebens) is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Karl Hartl and starring Gustav Fröhlich, Cornell Borchers and Edith Mill.^[1] The film's setting is a maternity hospital, portraying the stories of various staff and patients.

House of Life
Directed by	Karl Hartl
Written by	Karl Hartl Käthe Lambert (novel) Felix Lützkendorf
Produced by	Heinz Abel Karl Hartl
Starring	Gustav Fröhlich Cornell Borchers Edith Mill
Cinematography	Josef Illig Franz Koch
Edited by	Gertrud Hinz-Nischwitz
Music by	Bernhard Eichhorn
Production company	Helios-Filmproduktion
Distributed by	Bavaria Film
Release date	12 September 1952 (1952-09-12)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	West Germany
Language	German

It was made at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by Franz Bi and Botho Hoefer.

Cast

• Gustav Fröhlich as Dr. Peter Haidt
• Cornell Borchers as Dr. Elisabeth Keller
• Edith Mill as Oberschwester Hedwig
• Viktor Staal as Willi Kuschitzky
• Hansi Knoteck as Else Kuschitzky
• Judith Holzmeister as Inge Jolander
• Curd Jürgens as Axel Jolander
• Gertrud Kückelmann as Christine
• Edith Schultze-Westrum as Josepha Spratt
• Petra Unkel as Grit Harlacher
• Elfriede Kuzmany as Frau Frey
• Paula Braend as Frau Wilk
• Claire Reigbert as Schwester Sophie
• Franz Muxeneder as Hense
• Erich Ponto as Geheimrat Merk
• Hans Leibelt as Portier Kögl
• Joachim Brennecke as Kurt Baumann
• Karlheinz Böhm as Pit Harlacher
• Hans Hermann Schaufuß as Vater Harlacher
• Rudolf Schündler as Dr. Blümel
• Viktor Afritsch as Dr. Billich
• Fritz Rasp as Der Verführer