Behind Monastery Walls (1952 film)

Behind Monastery Walls
Directed by Harald Reinl
Written by
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography Franz Koch
Edited by J. Joachim Bartsch
Music by Giuseppe Becce
Production
company
Delta Film
Distributed by Neue Filmverleih
Release date
 22 April 1952
Running time
 99 minutes
Country West Germany
Language German

Behind Monastery Walls (German: Hinter Klostermauern) is a 1952 West German drama film directed by Harald Reinl and starring Olga Tschechowa, Philip Dorn and Katharina Mayberg. It takes place in a priory and is sometimes known by the alternative title of The Unholy Intruders. It was shot at the Bavaria Studios in Munich. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Robert Herlth and Gottfried Will.

Synopsis

Thomas Holinka, a disillusioned veteran of the Second World War, returns from a prisoner of war camp. Having no home, he chooses to live in an seemingly abandoned priory. However, the nuns then return to the site, leading to conflict over his wayward lifestyle.

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