Love (1956 film)

Love (German: Liebe, Italian: Uragano sul Po) is a 1956 West German-Italian drama film directed by Horst Hächler and starring Maria Schell, Raf Vallone and Eva Kotthaus.^[1] It is an adaptation of the 1951 novel Vor Rehen wird gewarnt by Vicki Baum.

Love
Directed by	Horst Hächler
Written by	Vicki Baum (novel) Jochen Huth
Produced by	Artur Brauner Horst Wendlandt
Starring	Maria Schell Raf Vallone Eva Kotthaus
Cinematography	Göran Strindberg
Edited by	Ira Oberberg
Music by	Hans-Martin Majewski
Production companies	CCC Film Cinematografica Esedra
Distributed by	Variety Distribution
Release date	26 September 1956 (1956-09-26)
Running time	96 minutes
Countries	West Germany Italy
Language	German

The film's sets were designed by the art director Rolf Zehetbauer. It was shot at the Spandau Studios in Berlin. Location shooting took place in Venice and along the Po River.

Synopsis

Anna falls madly in love with an Italian violinist, who instead marries her sister Monika.

Cast

• Maria Schell as Anna Ballard
• Raf Vallone as Andrea Ambaros
• Eva Kotthaus as Monika Ballard
• Camilla Spira as Frau Ballard
• Fritz Tillmann as Herr Ballard
• Peter Carsten as Jan Hopper
• Ave Ninchi as Beatrice
• Elke Aberle as Lorella
• Werner Schott as Arzt
• Wolfgang Jansen as Gärtnerjunge Kurt