The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
The Thorwald family is well-off and contented when a tragedy strikes: the father is killed in an accident. Miss Thorwald takes over the raising of her children, four girls and two boys with the youngest already fifteen years old. She manages to keep them together in spite of the fact that their economic situation deteriorates after World War I. Never one to look too critically upon her brood, the woman undergoes a moving and gradual transformation as the adult activities of her children bring home the fact that none of them are what she had once imagined.
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The Happy Years of the Thorwalds
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Nov 16, 1962
Runtime
1h 28m
Genres
Drama
Original Title
Die glücklichen Jahre der Thorwalds
Production Companies
Allgemeine Film-Verleihgesellschaft
Director
John Olden
Description
The Thorwald family is well-off and contented when a tragedy strikes: the father is killed in an accident. Miss Thorwald takes over the raising of her children, four girls and two boys with the youngest already fifteen years old. She manages to keep them together in spite of the fact that their economic situation deteriorates after World War I. Never one to look too critically upon her brood, the woman undergoes a moving and gradual transformation as the adult activities of her children bring home the fact that none of them are what she had once imagined.
